`esModuleInterop` breaks circular imports

TypeScript Version: 3.5.2

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Code

./tsconfig.json:

{
    "compilerOptions": {
        "esModuleInterop": true
    },
    "files": ["./src/main.ts"]
}

./src/main.ts

import { other } from './other';

console.log(other.foo1);

./src/other.ts

export const foo1 = 1;
export const foo2 = 2;

// Import *this* module as a namespace
// Unexpected error:
// Circular definition of import alias 'other'
import * as other from './other';

// Re-export the namespace as a named export
export { other };

(For context on why you might do this: it allows you to give namespace imports a common name.)

Expected behavior:

No error

Actual behavior:

Error (see code comment)

Reproduce the diagnostic with ./tsconfig.json, src/main.ts, and src/other.ts using TypeScript 3.5.2 or the relevant current version. Start by tracing the circular import alias check for the namespace import in src/other.ts; done means the example compiles without the reported error while preserving the expected import and re-export behavior.