diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/resolve.rs b/src/librustc/middle/resolve.rs
index d087112687d..7058f802bc4 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/resolve.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/resolve.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use metadata::cstore::find_extern_mod_stmt_cnum;
 use metadata::decoder::{def_like, dl_def, dl_field, dl_impl};
 use middle::lang_items::LanguageItems;
 use middle::lint::{deny, allow, forbid, level, unused_imports, warn};
+use middle::lint::{get_lint_level, get_lint_settings_level};
 use middle::pat_util::{pat_bindings};
 
 use core::cmp;
@@ -508,16 +509,6 @@ pub impl Module {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn unused_import_lint_level(session: Session) -> level {
-    for session.opts.lint_opts.each |lint_option_pair| {
-        let (lint_type, lint_level) = *lint_option_pair;
-        if lint_type == unused_imports {
-            return lint_level;
-        }
-    }
-    return allow;
-}
-
 // Records a possibly-private type definition.
 pub struct TypeNsDef {
     privacy: Privacy,
@@ -770,8 +761,6 @@ pub fn Resolver(session: Session,
 
         graph_root: graph_root,
 
-        unused_import_lint_level: unused_import_lint_level(session),
-
         trait_info: @HashMap(),
         structs: @HashMap(),
 
@@ -816,8 +805,6 @@ pub struct Resolver {
 
     graph_root: @mut NameBindings,
 
-    unused_import_lint_level: level,
-
     trait_info: @HashMap<def_id,@HashMap<ident,()>>,
     structs: @HashMap<def_id,()>,
 
@@ -5232,8 +5219,17 @@ pub impl Resolver {
     // resolve data structures.
     //
 
+    fn unused_import_lint_level(@mut self, m: @mut Module) -> level {
+        let settings = self.session.lint_settings;
+        match m.def_id {
+            Some(def) => get_lint_settings_level(settings, unused_imports,
+                                                 def.node, def.node),
+            None => get_lint_level(settings.default_settings, unused_imports)
+        }
+    }
+
     fn check_for_unused_imports_if_necessary(@mut self) {
-        if self.unused_import_lint_level == allow {
+        if self.unused_import_lint_level(self.current_module) == allow {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -5293,7 +5289,7 @@ pub impl Resolver {
                     import_resolution.span != dummy_sp() &&
                     import_resolution.privacy != Public {
                 import_resolution.state.warned = true;
-                match self.unused_import_lint_level {
+                match self.unused_import_lint_level(module_) {
                     warn => {
                         self.session.span_warn(copy import_resolution.span,
                                                ~"unused import");
@@ -5302,11 +5298,7 @@ pub impl Resolver {
                       self.session.span_err(copy import_resolution.span,
                                             ~"unused import");
                     }
-                    allow => {
-                      self.session.span_bug(copy import_resolution.span,
-                                            ~"shouldn't be here if lint \
-                                              is allowed");
-                    }
+                    allow => ()
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/unused-imports-warn.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/unused-imports-warn.rs
index 5707c18331c..7756f96b470 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/unused-imports-warn.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/unused-imports-warn.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-// compile-flags: -D unused-imports
+#[deny(unused_imports)];
 
 use cal = bar::c::cc;
 
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ mod bar {
         use foo::Square; //~ ERROR unused import
         pub fn cc(p: Point) -> int { return 2 * (p.x + p.y); }
     }
+
+    #[allow(unused_imports)]
+    mod foo {
+        use core::cmp::Eq;
+    }
 }
 
 fn main() {