diff --git a/src/julia-syntax.scm b/src/julia-syntax.scm
index 623474353f580..819b56d7d0d6b 100644
--- a/src/julia-syntax.scm
+++ b/src/julia-syntax.scm
@@ -227,10 +227,8 @@
 
 (define (method-expr-name m)
   (let ((name (cadr m)))
-     (let ((name (if (or (length= m 2) (not (pair? name)) (not (quoted? name))) name (cadr name))))
-       (cond ((not (pair? name)) name)
-             ((eq? (car name) 'globalref) (caddr name))
-             (else name)))))
+      (cond ((globalref? name) (caddr name))
+            (else name))))
 
 ;; extract static parameter names from a (method ...) expression
 (define (method-expr-static-parameters m)
@@ -4087,7 +4085,7 @@ f(x) = yt(x)
                                (newlam    (compact-and-renumber (linearize (car exprs)) 'none 0)))
                           `(toplevel-butfirst
                             (block ,@sp-inits
-                                   (method ,name ,(cl-convert sig fname lam namemap defined toplevel interp opaq globals locals)
+                                   (method ,(cadr e) ,(cl-convert sig fname lam namemap defined toplevel interp opaq globals locals)
                                            ,(julia-bq-macro newlam)))
                             ,@top-stmts))))
 
diff --git a/test/syntax.jl b/test/syntax.jl
index f92eb071415cc..3acf5864b2614 100644
--- a/test/syntax.jl
+++ b/test/syntax.jl
@@ -3845,3 +3845,16 @@ struct SingletonMaker; end
 const no_really_this_is_a_function_i_promise = Val{SingletonMaker()}()
 no_really_this_is_a_function_i_promise(a) = 2 + a
 @test Val{SingletonMaker()}()(2) == 4
+
+# Test that lowering doesn't accidentally put a `Module` in the Method name slot
+let src = @Meta.lower let capture=1
+    global foo_lower_block
+    foo_lower_block() = capture
+end
+    code = src.args[1].code
+    for i = length(code):-1:1
+        expr = code[i]
+        Meta.isexpr(expr, :method) || continue
+        @test isa(expr.args[1], Union{GlobalRef, Symbol})
+    end
+end