diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index db3e32a..29b484b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ impl LinguiMacroFolder {
                                         })
                                             .is_some()
                                         {
+                                            self.ctx.should_add_uselingui_import = true;
+
                                             if let Pat::Object(obj_pat) = declarator.name {
                                                 let mut new_props: Vec<ObjectPatProp> =
                                                     obj_pat.props.into_iter().map(|prop| {
@@ -168,7 +170,6 @@ impl LinguiMacroFolder {
                                                                     to: underscore_ident.clone(),
                                                                 });
 
-                                                                self.ctx.should_add_uselingui_import = true;
                                                                 ctx.runtime_idents.i18n = new_i18n_ident.clone();
 
                                                                 return Some(ObjectPatProp::KeyValue(
diff --git a/src/tests/use_lingui.rs b/src/tests/use_lingui.rs
index 9da57e3..4398330 100644
--- a/src/tests/use_lingui.rs
+++ b/src/tests/use_lingui.rs
@@ -161,6 +161,27 @@ function MyComponent() {
     "#
 );
 
+to!(
+    work_when_t_is_not_used,
+    // input
+     r#"
+import { useLingui } from '@lingui/react/macro';
+
+function MyComponent() {
+  const { i18n } = useLingui();
+  console.log(i18n);
+}
+     "#,
+    // output after transform
+    r#"
+import { useLingui as $_useLingui } from "@lingui/react";
+function MyComponent() {
+    const { i18n, _: $__ } = $_useLingui();
+    console.log(i18n);
+}
+    "#
+);
+
 to!(
     work_with_existing_use_lingui_statement,
     // input