diff --git a/lib/compress.js b/lib/compress.js
index 6f80b25e..10335634 100644
--- a/lib/compress.js
+++ b/lib/compress.js
@@ -2384,7 +2384,7 @@ merge(Compressor.prototype, {
                             dirs.push(node);
                             return make_node(AST_EmptyStatement, node);
                         }
-                        if (node instanceof AST_Defun && hoist_funs) {
+                        if (hoist_funs && node instanceof AST_Defun && !(tt.parent() instanceof AST_Export)) {
                             hoisted.push(node);
                             return make_node(AST_EmptyStatement, node);
                         }
diff --git a/test/compress/issue-2001.js b/test/compress/issue-2001.js
index aa3380e9..cdc19e4a 100644
--- a/test/compress/issue-2001.js
+++ b/test/compress/issue-2001.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export_func_1: {
     options = {
+        hoist_funs: true,
         unused: true,
     }
     input: {
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ export_func_1: {
 
 export_func_2: {
     options = {
+        hoist_funs: true,
         side_effects: false,
         unused: true,
     }
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ export_func_2: {
 
 export_func_3: {
     options = {
+        hoist_funs: true,
         side_effects: true,
         unused: true,
     }
@@ -32,6 +35,7 @@ export_func_3: {
 
 export_default_func_1: {
     options = {
+        hoist_funs: true,
         unused: true,
     }
     input: {
@@ -42,6 +46,7 @@ export_default_func_1: {
 
 export_default_func_2: {
     options = {
+        hoist_funs: true,
         side_effects: false,
         unused: true,
     }
@@ -53,6 +58,7 @@ export_default_func_2: {
 
 export_default_func_3: {
     options = {
+        hoist_funs: true,
         side_effects: true,
         unused: true,
     }