diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/ConfigImportSubscriber.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/ConfigImportSubscriber.php
index 03d84061d3..1d7ec8ff13 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/ConfigImportSubscriber.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/ConfigImportSubscriber.php
@@ -91,12 +91,18 @@ protected function validateModules(ConfigImporter $config_importer) {
       $config_importer->logError($this->t('Unable to install the %module module since it does not exist.', ['%module' => $module]));
     }
 
+    // Get a list of parent profiles and the main profile.
+    /* @var $profiles \Drupal\Core\Extension\Extension[] */
+    $profiles = \Drupal::service('profile_handler')->getProfileInheritance();
+    /* @var $main_profile \Drupal\Core\Extension\Extension */
+    $main_profile = end($profiles);
+
     // Ensure that all modules being installed have their dependencies met.
     $installs = $config_importer->getExtensionChangelist('module', 'install');
     foreach ($installs as $module) {
       $missing_dependencies = [];
       foreach (array_keys($module_data[$module]->requires) as $required_module) {
-        if (!isset($core_extension['module'][$required_module])) {
+        if (!isset($core_extension['module'][$required_module]) && !array_key_exists($module, $profiles)) {
           $missing_dependencies[] = $module_data[$required_module]->info['name'];
         }
       }
@@ -120,12 +126,6 @@ protected function validateModules(ConfigImporter $config_importer) {
       }
     }
 
-    // Get a list of parent profiles and the main profile.
-    /* @var $profiles \Drupal\Core\Extension\Extension[] */
-    $profiles = \Drupal::service('profile_handler')->getProfileInheritance();
-    /* @var $main_profile \Drupal\Core\Extension\Extension */
-    $main_profile = end($profiles);
-
     // Ensure that all modules being uninstalled are not required by modules
     // that will be installed after the import.
     $uninstalls = $config_importer->getExtensionChangelist('module', 'uninstall');