diff --git a/passes/cmds/autoname.cc b/passes/cmds/autoname.cc
index 4614a8153..50632201e 100644
--- a/passes/cmds/autoname.cc
+++ b/passes/cmds/autoname.cc
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ int autoname_worker(Module *module)
 			for (auto &conn : cell->connections()) {
 				string suffix = stringf("_%s", log_id(conn.first));
 				for (auto bit : conn.second)
-					if (bit.wire != nullptr && bit.wire->name[0] == '$') {
+					if (bit.wire != nullptr && bit.wire->name[0] == '$' && !bit.wire->port_id) {
 						IdString new_name(cell->name.str() + suffix);
 						int score = wire_score.at(bit.wire);
 						if (cell->output(conn.first)) score = 0;
diff --git a/tests/various/autoname.ys b/tests/various/autoname.ys
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..830962e81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/various/autoname.ys
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+read_ilang <<EOT
+autoidx 2
+module \top
+  wire output 3 $y
+  wire input 1 \a
+  wire input 2 \b
+  cell $and \b_$and_B
+    parameter \A_SIGNED 0
+    parameter \A_WIDTH 1
+    parameter \B_SIGNED 0
+    parameter \B_WIDTH 1
+    parameter \Y_WIDTH 1
+    connect \A \a
+    connect \B \b
+    connect \Y $y
+  end
+end
+EOT
+autoname