diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 3fa9c2da66ef7..c823b066d4b69 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -29973,8 +29973,10 @@ namespace ts {
         function checkAliasSymbol(node: ImportEqualsDeclaration | ImportClause | NamespaceImport | ImportSpecifier | ExportSpecifier) {
             const symbol = getSymbolOfNode(node);
             const target = resolveAlias(symbol);
-            if (target !== unknownSymbol) {
-                // For external modules symbol represent local symbol for an alias.
+
+            const shouldSkipWithJSExpandoTargets = symbol.flags & SymbolFlags.Assignment;
+            if (!shouldSkipWithJSExpandoTargets && target !== unknownSymbol) {
+                // For external modules symbol represents local symbol for an alias.
                 // This local symbol will merge any other local declarations (excluding other aliases)
                 // and symbol.flags will contains combined representation for all merged declaration.
                 // Based on symbol.flags we can compute a set of excluded meanings (meaning that resolved alias should not have,
diff --git a/src/compiler/debug.ts b/src/compiler/debug.ts
index ee6847133c114..c90f4d1fb01f5 100644
--- a/src/compiler/debug.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/debug.ts
@@ -258,4 +258,4 @@ namespace ts {
             isDebugInfoEnabled = true;
         }
     }
-}
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+}
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/propertyAssignmentOnImportedSymbol.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/propertyAssignmentOnImportedSymbol.errors.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index ee17bd087a118..0000000000000
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/propertyAssignmentOnImportedSymbol.errors.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-tests/cases/conformance/salsa/bug24658.js(1,10): error TS2440: Import declaration conflicts with local declaration of 'hurk'.
-
-
-==== tests/cases/conformance/salsa/mod1.js (0 errors) ====
-    export var hurk = {}
-==== tests/cases/conformance/salsa/bug24658.js (1 errors) ====
-    import { hurk } from './mod1'
-             ~~~~
-!!! error TS2440: Import declaration conflicts with local declaration of 'hurk'.
-    hurk.expando = 4
-    
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