diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngc_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngc_spec.ts
index b142b41bf6..e92ee8ba8b 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngc_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/test/ngc_spec.ts
@@ -1392,6 +1392,42 @@ describe('ngc transformer command-line', () => {
   });
 
   describe('regressions', () => {
+    //#19544
+    it('should recognize @NgModule() directive with a redundant @Injectable()', () => {
+      write('src/tsconfig.json', `{
+        "extends": "../tsconfig-base.json",
+        "compilerOptions": {
+          "outDir": "../dist",
+          "rootDir": ".",
+          "rootDirs": [
+            ".",
+            "../dist"
+          ]
+        },
+        "files": ["test-module.ts"]
+      }`);
+      write('src/test.component.ts', `
+        import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+
+        @Component({
+          template: '<p>hello</p>',
+        })
+        export class TestComponent {}
+      `);
+      write('src/test-module.ts', `
+        import {Injectable, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+        import {TestComponent} from './test.component';
+
+        @NgModule({declarations: [TestComponent]})
+        @Injectable()
+        export class TestModule {}
+      `);
+      const messages: string[] = [];
+      const exitCode =
+          main(['-p', path.join(basePath, 'src/tsconfig.json')], message => messages.push(message));
+      expect(exitCode).toBe(0, 'Compile failed unexpectedly.\n  ' + messages.join('\n  '));
+    });
+
     // #19765
     it('should not report an error when the resolved .css file is in outside rootDir', () => {
       write('src/tsconfig.json', `{
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/aot/compiler.ts b/packages/compiler/src/aot/compiler.ts
index 22be0661ae..07b5ccc517 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/aot/compiler.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/aot/compiler.ts
@@ -709,15 +709,15 @@ export function analyzeFile(
         } else if (metadataResolver.isPipe(symbol)) {
           isNgSymbol = true;
           pipes.push(symbol);
-        } else if (metadataResolver.isInjectable(symbol)) {
-          isNgSymbol = true;
-          injectables.push(symbol);
-        } else {
+        } else if (metadataResolver.isNgModule(symbol)) {
           const ngModule = metadataResolver.getNgModuleMetadata(symbol, false);
           if (ngModule) {
             isNgSymbol = true;
             ngModules.push(ngModule);
           }
+        } else if (metadataResolver.isInjectable(symbol)) {
+          isNgSymbol = true;
+          injectables.push(symbol);
         }
       }
       if (!isNgSymbol) {