diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/ImportInfo.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/ImportInfo.scala
index 488d68ce5449..0cbed69905b5 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/ImportInfo.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/ImportInfo.scala
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ class ImportInfo(symf: Context => Symbol, val selectors: List[untpd.Tree],
   private[this] var mySym: Symbol = _
 
   /** The (TermRef) type of the qualifier of the import clause */
-  def site(implicit ctx: Context): Type = {
-    val ImportType(expr) = sym.info
-    expr.tpe
+  def site(implicit ctx: Context): Type = sym.info match {
+    case ImportType(expr) => expr.tpe
+    case _ => NoType
   }
 
   /** The names that are excluded from any wildcard import */
diff --git a/tests/neg/i6056.scala b/tests/neg/i6056.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..23682eb5c371
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/neg/i6056.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+object i0{
+    import i0.i0   // error
+    def i0={
+        import _  // error // error
+        import    // error
+    }             // error
+}
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