diff --git a/src/west/manifest.py b/src/west/manifest.py
index 0d5263d..d8202b3 100644
--- a/src/west/manifest.py
+++ b/src/west/manifest.py
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ class Manifest:
             for subimp in imp:
                 self._import_from_self(mp, subimp, projects)
         elif imptype == dict:
-            self._import_map(mp, imp, self.import_path_from_self, projects)
+            self._import_map(mp, imp, self._import_path_from_self, projects)
         else:
             self._malformed(f'{mp.abspath}: "self: import: {imp}" '
                             f'has invalid type {imptype}')
diff --git a/tests/test_manifest.py b/tests/test_manifest.py
index 70ef1a5..dfb126e 100644
--- a/tests/test_manifest.py
+++ b/tests/test_manifest.py
@@ -1676,6 +1676,21 @@ _IMPORT_SELF_MANIFESTS = [
           - west.d/02-vendor-hals.yml
           - west.d/03-applications.yml
     '''
+    # as an equivalent map:
+    '''\
+    manifest:
+      remotes:
+        - name: upstream
+          url-base: upstream.com
+      projects:
+        - name: upstream
+          remote: upstream
+          revision: refs/tags/v1.0
+          import: true
+      self:
+        import:
+          file: west.d
+    '''
 ]
 
 _IMPORT_SELF_SUBMANIFESTS = {