diff --git a/imports/forward.go b/imports/forward.go
index bb661d5990..eef25969de 100644
--- a/imports/forward.go
+++ b/imports/forward.go
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ var LocalPrefix string
 // so it is important that filename be accurate.
 // To process data ``as if'' it were in filename, pass the data as a non-nil src.
 func Process(filename string, src []byte, opt *Options) ([]byte, error) {
+	if opt == nil {
+		opt = &Options{Comments: true, TabIndent: true, TabWidth: 8}
+	}
 	intopt := &intimp.Options{
 		Env: &intimp.ProcessEnv{
 			GOPATH:      build.Default.GOPATH,
diff --git a/internal/imports/imports.go b/internal/imports/imports.go
index 8b63908c18..6253337604 100644
--- a/internal/imports/imports.go
+++ b/internal/imports/imports.go
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ type Options struct {
 
 // Process implements golang.org/x/tools/imports.Process with explicit context in env.
 func Process(filename string, src []byte, opt *Options) ([]byte, error) {
-	if opt == nil {
-		opt = &Options{Comments: true, TabIndent: true, TabWidth: 8}
-	}
 	if src == nil {
 		b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filename)
 		if err != nil {