diff --git a/python/port/genhdr/qstrdefs.in.h b/python/port/genhdr/qstrdefs.in.h
index 0f6d4e4c3..31ea86876 100644
--- a/python/port/genhdr/qstrdefs.in.h
+++ b/python/port/genhdr/qstrdefs.in.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Q(grid)
 Q(grid)
 Q(hist)
 Q(plot)
-Q(pyplot)
+Q(matplotlib.pyplot)
 Q(scatter)
 Q(show)
 Q(text)
diff --git a/python/port/mod/matplotlib/modpyplot_table.c b/python/port/mod/matplotlib/modpyplot_table.c
index 1f4c3152b..c19aa128f 100644
--- a/python/port/mod/matplotlib/modpyplot_table.c
+++ b/python/port/mod/matplotlib/modpyplot_table.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_0(modpyplot_show_obj, modpyplot_show);
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_3(modpyplot_text_obj, modpyplot_text);
 
 STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t modpyplot_module_globals_table[] = {
-  { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR___name__), MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_pyplot) },
+  { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR___name__), MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_matplotlib_dot_pyplot) },
   { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR___init__), MP_ROM_PTR(&modpyplot___init___obj) },
   { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_arrow), MP_ROM_PTR(&modpyplot_arrow_obj) },
   { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_axis), MP_ROM_PTR(&modpyplot_axis_obj) },
diff --git a/python/port/mpconfigport.h b/python/port/mpconfigport.h
index d6565ff01..6c95bc655 100644
--- a/python/port/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/python/port/mpconfigport.h
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t modturtle_module;
 #define MICROPY_PORT_BUILTIN_MODULES \
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_ion), MP_ROM_PTR(&modion_module) }, \
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_kandinsky), MP_ROM_PTR(&modkandinsky_module) }, \
-    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_pyplot), MP_ROM_PTR(&modpyplot_module) }, \
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_matplotlib_dot_pyplot), MP_ROM_PTR(&modpyplot_module) }, \
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_time), MP_ROM_PTR(&modtime_module) }, \
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_turtle), MP_ROM_PTR(&modturtle_module) }, \