diff --git a/src/comp/syntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/comp/syntax/parse/parser.rs
index 82c477a7d96..a8f294820af 100644
--- a/src/comp/syntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/comp/syntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -2515,9 +2515,11 @@ fn parse_crate_directives(p: parser, term: token::token,
     }
 
     let cdirs: [@ast::crate_directive] = [];
+    let first_outer_attr = first_outer_attr;
     while p.peek() != term {
         let cdir = @parse_crate_directive(p, first_outer_attr);
         cdirs += [cdir];
+        first_outer_attr = [];
     }
     ret cdirs;
 }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/dupe-first-attr.rc b/src/test/run-pass/dupe-first-attr.rc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..65798b048f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/dupe-first-attr.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// Regression test for a problem with the first mod attribute
+// being applied to every mod
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+mod hello;
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+mod hello;
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "win32")]
+mod hello;
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