diff --git a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/ModuleImporter.kt b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/ModuleImporter.kt
index f8979f9fa..50dbb67a4 100644
--- a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/ModuleImporter.kt
+++ b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/ModuleImporter.kt
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class ModuleImporter(private val program: Program,
 
     private fun removeDirectivesFromImportedModule(importedModule: Module) {
         // Most global directives don't apply for imported modules, so remove them
-        val moduleLevelDirectives = listOf("%output", "%launcher", "%zeropage", "%zpreserved", "%address", "%target")
+        val moduleLevelDirectives = listOf("%output", "%launcher", "%zeropage", "%zpreserved", "%address")
         var directives = importedModule.statements.filterIsInstance<Directive>()
         importedModule.statements.removeAll(directives)
         directives = directives.filter{ it.directive !in moduleLevelDirectives }