diff --git a/lib/init/src/main.zig b/lib/init/src/main.zig
index a5feb15048..da79c4081c 100644
--- a/lib/init/src/main.zig
+++ b/lib/init/src/main.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const std = @import("std");
-const .NAME = @import(".NAME");
+const _LITNAME = @import(".NAME");
 
 pub fn main() !void {
     // Prints to stderr, ignoring potential errors.
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 10cbf1f77e..73ba082e65 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -7426,6 +7426,12 @@ const Templates = struct {
             }
             if (templates.strip and contents[i] == '\n') {
                 new_line = true;
+            } else if (contents[i] == '_') {
+                if (std.mem.startsWith(u8, contents[i..], "_LITNAME")) {
+                    try templates.buffer.appendSlice(root_name);
+                    i += "_LITNAME".len;
+                    continue;
+                }
             } else if (contents[i] == '.') {
                 if (std.mem.startsWith(u8, contents[i..], ".LITNAME")) {
                     try templates.buffer.append('.');