diff --git a/lib/6to5/file.js b/lib/6to5/file.js
index d2888b199b..c4764c3a1b 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/file.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/file.js
@@ -300,7 +300,8 @@ File.prototype.parse = function (code) {
   code = this.addCode(code);
 
   var opts = this.opts;
-  opts.looseModules = this.isLoose("modules");
+
+  opts.allowImportExportEverywhere = this.isLoose("modules");
 
   return util.parse(opts, code, function (tree) {
     self.transform(tree);
@@ -337,6 +338,7 @@ File.prototype.generate = function () {
 
   var result = {
     code: "",
+    opts: opts,
     map: null,
     ast: null
   };
diff --git a/lib/6to5/util.js b/lib/6to5/util.js
index c5b33284be..dc77192d81 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/util.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/util.js
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ exports.parse = function (opts, code, callback) {
     var tokens   = [];
 
     var ast = acorn.parse(code, {
-      allowImportExportEverywhere: opts.looseModules,
+      allowImportExportEverywhere: opts.allowImportExportEverywhere,
       allowReturnOutsideFunction:  true,
       ecmaVersion:                 opts.experimental ? 7 : 6,
       playground:                  opts.playground,