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diff --git a/src/Perl6/ModuleLoader.nqp b/src/Perl6/ModuleLoader.nqp
index 591c3ae..4abe848 100644
--- a/src/Perl6/ModuleLoader.nqp
+++ b/src/Perl6/ModuleLoader.nqp
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class Perl6::ModuleLoader does Perl6::ModuleLoaderVMConfig {
             # appropriately copied.
             if $orig.HOW.name($orig) eq 'Stash' {
                 for $orig.FLATTENABLE_HASH() {
-                    unless nqp::existskey($current, $_.key) {
+                    if !nqp::existskey($current, $_.key) || nqp::substr($_.key, 0, 1) eq '&' {
                         $current{$_.key} := $_.value;
                     }
                 }