diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/single_component_path_imports.rs b/clippy_lints/src/single_component_path_imports.rs
index ee74ef97bcdf..901f7642a127 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/single_component_path_imports.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/single_component_path_imports.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_sugg;
 use clippy_utils::in_macro;
-use if_chain::if_chain;
-use rustc_ast::{Crate, Item, ItemKind, UseTreeKind};
+use rustc_ast::{Crate, Item, ItemKind, ModKind, UseTreeKind};
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 use rustc_lint::{EarlyContext, EarlyLintPass};
 use rustc_session::{declare_tool_lint, impl_lint_pass};
@@ -83,13 +82,19 @@ impl EarlyLintPass for SingleComponentPathImports {
 
 impl SingleComponentPathImports {
     fn track_uses(&mut self, item: &Item) {
-        if_chain! {
-            if !in_macro(item.span);
-            if !item.vis.kind.is_pub();
-            if let ItemKind::Use(use_tree) = &item.kind;
-            if let segments = &use_tree.prefix.segments;
+        if in_macro(item.span) || item.vis.kind.is_pub() {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        match &item.kind {
+            ItemKind::Mod(_, ModKind::Loaded(ref items, ..)) => {
+                for item in items.iter() {
+                    self.track_uses(&item);
+                }
+            },
+            ItemKind::Use(use_tree) => {
+                let segments = &use_tree.prefix.segments;
 
-            then {
                 // keep track of `use some_module;` usages
                 if segments.len() == 1 {
                     if let UseTreeKind::Simple(None, _, _) = use_tree.kind {
@@ -117,7 +122,8 @@ impl SingleComponentPathImports {
                         }
                     }
                 }
-            }
+            },
+            _ => {},
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ui/single_component_path_imports.fixed b/tests/ui/single_component_path_imports.fixed
index a7a8499b58f0..226d2b315d7a 100644
--- a/tests/ui/single_component_path_imports.fixed
+++ b/tests/ui/single_component_path_imports.fixed
@@ -19,3 +19,9 @@ fn main() {
     // False positive #5154, shouldn't trigger lint.
     m!();
 }
+
+mod hello_mod {
+    
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    fn hello_mod() {}
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/single_component_path_imports.rs b/tests/ui/single_component_path_imports.rs
index 9a427e90ad3d..88bf7f1fc5ab 100644
--- a/tests/ui/single_component_path_imports.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/single_component_path_imports.rs
@@ -19,3 +19,9 @@ fn main() {
     // False positive #5154, shouldn't trigger lint.
     m!();
 }
+
+mod hello_mod {
+    use regex;
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    fn hello_mod() {}
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/single_component_path_imports.stderr b/tests/ui/single_component_path_imports.stderr
index 519ada0169a6..646e6d3647ac 100644
--- a/tests/ui/single_component_path_imports.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/single_component_path_imports.stderr
@@ -6,5 +6,11 @@ LL | use regex;
    |
    = note: `-D clippy::single-component-path-imports` implied by `-D warnings`
 
-error: aborting due to previous error
+error: this import is redundant
+  --> $DIR/single_component_path_imports.rs:24:5
+   |
+LL |     use regex;
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^ help: remove it entirely
+
+error: aborting due to 2 previous errors