diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
index 80db996ec2..599ec956d8 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_identifiers.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export class Identifiers {
   static pipeBindV: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵpbV', moduleName: CORE};
 
   static load: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵld', moduleName: CORE};
+  static loadDirective: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵd', moduleName: CORE};
 
   static pipe: o.ExternalReference = {name: 'ɵPp', moduleName: CORE};
 
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/compiler.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/compiler.ts
index c43bbec1f2..6075ef0591 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/compiler.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/view/compiler.ts
@@ -359,8 +359,8 @@ function createHostBindingsFunction(
   for (let index = 0; index < meta.queries.length; index++) {
     const query = meta.queries[index];
 
-    // e.g. r3.qR(tmp = r3.ld(dirIndex)[1]) && (r3.ld(dirIndex)[0].someDir = tmp);
-    const getDirectiveMemory = o.importExpr(R3.load).callFn([o.variable('dirIndex')]);
+    // e.g. r3.qR(tmp = r3.d(dirIndex)[1]) && (r3.d(dirIndex)[0].someDir = tmp);
+    const getDirectiveMemory = o.importExpr(R3.loadDirective).callFn([o.variable('dirIndex')]);
     // The query list is at the query index + 1 because the directive itself is in slot 0.
     const getQueryList = getDirectiveMemory.key(o.literal(index + 1));
     const assignToTemporary = temporary().set(getQueryList);
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ function createHostBindingsFunction(
 
   // Calculate the host property bindings
   const bindings = bindingParser.createBoundHostProperties(directiveSummary, hostBindingSourceSpan);
-  const bindingContext = o.importExpr(R3.load).callFn([o.variable('dirIndex')]);
+  const bindingContext = o.importExpr(R3.loadDirective).callFn([o.variable('dirIndex')]);
   if (bindings) {
     for (const binding of bindings) {
       const bindingExpr = convertPropertyBinding(
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts b/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts
index fdea13d17a..8dd56318ab 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_compiler_compliance_spec.ts
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
           factory: function HostBindingDir_Factory() { return new HostBindingDir(); },
           hostBindings: function HostBindingDir_HostBindings(
               dirIndex: $number$, elIndex: $number$) {
-            $r3$.ɵp(elIndex, 'id', $r3$.ɵb($r3$.ɵld(dirIndex).dirId));
+            $r3$.ɵp(elIndex, 'id', $r3$.ɵb($r3$.ɵd(dirIndex).dirId));
           }
         });
       `;
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ describe('compiler compliance', () => {
             hostBindings: function ContentQueryComponent_HostBindings(
                 dirIndex: $number$, elIndex: $number$) {
               var $tmp$: $any$;
-              ($r3$.ɵqR(($tmp$ = $r3$.ɵld(dirIndex)[1])) && ($r3$.ɵld(dirIndex)[0].someDir = $tmp$.first));
+              ($r3$.ɵqR(($tmp$ = $r3$.ɵd(dirIndex)[1])) && ($r3$.ɵd(dirIndex)[0].someDir = $tmp$.first));
             },
             template: function ContentQueryComponent_Template(
                 rf: $RenderFlags$, ctx: $ContentQueryComponent$) {