diff --git a/src/core.js b/src/core.js
index 584f7c07..15dbe886 100644
--- a/src/core.js
+++ b/src/core.js
@@ -138,7 +138,11 @@ module.exports = function core(defaultLibraryName) {
       const file = (path && path.hub && path.hub.file) || (state && state.file);
       if (!types.isIdentifier(node[prop])) return;
       if (specified[node[prop].name]) {
-        node[prop] = importMethod(node[prop].name, file, state.opts); // eslint-disable-line
+        var methodName = node[prop].name;
+        if(specified[node[prop].name] !== node[prop].name) {
+          methodName = specified[node[prop].name];
+        }
+        node[prop] = importMethod(methodName, file, state.opts); // eslint-disable-line
       }
     }