diff --git a/src/analyze_transpiled_module.zig b/src/analyze_transpiled_module.zig
index 8f8342bbc0..64341f4ff7 100644
--- a/src/analyze_transpiled_module.zig
+++ b/src/analyze_transpiled_module.zig
@@ -364,7 +364,11 @@ export fn zig__ModuleInfoDeserialized__toJSModuleRecord(
     for (0.., res.strings_lens) |index, len| {
         if (res.strings_buf.len < offset + len) return null; // error!
         const sub = res.strings_buf[offset..][0..len];
-        identifiers.setFromUtf8(index, vm, sub);
+        if (bun.strings.eqlComptime(sub, ModuleInfo.star_default)) {
+            identifiers.setFromStarDefault(index, vm);
+        } else {
+            identifiers.setFromUtf8(index, vm, sub);
+        }
         offset += len;
     }
 
@@ -435,6 +439,9 @@ const IdentifierArray = opaque {
     pub fn setFromUtf8(self: *IdentifierArray, n: usize, vm: *bun.JSC.VM, str: []const u8) void {
         JSC__IdentifierArray__setFromUtf8(self, n, vm, str.ptr, str.len);
     }
+
+    extern fn JSC__IdentifierArray__setFromStarDefault(identifier_array: *IdentifierArray, n: usize, vm: *bun.JSC.VM) void;
+    pub const setFromStarDefault = JSC__IdentifierArray__setFromStarDefault;
 };
 const SourceCode = opaque {};
 const JSModuleRecord = opaque {
diff --git a/src/bun.js/bindings/BunAnalyzeTranspiledModule.cpp b/src/bun.js/bindings/BunAnalyzeTranspiledModule.cpp
index 4def73992e..085a00e262 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/bindings/BunAnalyzeTranspiledModule.cpp
+++ b/src/bun.js/bindings/BunAnalyzeTranspiledModule.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ extern "C" void JSC__IdentifierArray__setFromUtf8(Identifier* identifierArray, s
 {
     identifierArray[n] = Identifier::fromString(vm, AtomString::fromUTF8(std::span<const char>(str, len)));
 }
+extern "C" void JSC__IdentifierArray__setFromStarDefault(Identifier* identifierArray, size_t n, VM& vm)
+{
+    identifierArray[n] = vm.propertyNames->starDefaultPrivateName;
+}
 
 extern "C" void JSC__VariableEnvironment__add(VariableEnvironment& environment, Identifier* identifierArray, uint32_t index)
 {