diff --git a/src/analyze.cpp b/src/analyze.cpp
index 9e0223c19..df6379607 100644
--- a/src/analyze.cpp
+++ b/src/analyze.cpp
@@ -4021,8 +4021,8 @@ static TypeTableEntry *analyze_import(CodeGen *g, ImportTableEntry *import, Bloc
 {
     assert(node->type == NodeTypeFnCallExpr);
 
-    if (context != import->block_context) {
-        add_node_error(g, node, buf_sprintf("@import valid only at top level scope"));
+    if (context->fn_entry) {
+        add_node_error(g, node, buf_sprintf("@import invalid inside function bodies"));
         return g->builtin_types.entry_invalid;
     }
 
@@ -4096,8 +4096,8 @@ static TypeTableEntry *analyze_c_import(CodeGen *g, ImportTableEntry *parent_imp
 {
     assert(node->type == NodeTypeFnCallExpr);
 
-    if (parent_context != parent_import->block_context) {
-        add_node_error(g, node, buf_sprintf("@c_import valid only at top level scope"));
+    if (parent_context->fn_entry) {
+        add_node_error(g, node, buf_sprintf("@c_import invalid inside function bodies"));
         return g->builtin_types.entry_invalid;
     }
 
diff --git a/test/run_tests.cpp b/test/run_tests.cpp
index 34d4e4679..92622b702 100644
--- a/test/run_tests.cpp
+++ b/test/run_tests.cpp
@@ -1764,6 +1764,12 @@ fn f(n: Number) -> i32 {
     }
 }
     )SOURCE", 1, ".tmp_source.zig:9:5: error: enumeration value 'Four' not handled in switch");
+
+    add_compile_fail_case("import inside function body", R"SOURCE(
+fn f() {
+    const std = @import("std");
+}
+    )SOURCE", 1, ".tmp_source.zig:3:17: error: @import invalid inside function bodies");
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////