1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/astroid/scoped_nodes.py b/astroid/scoped_nodes.py
index de4b394..25d28ae 100644
--- a/astroid/scoped_nodes.py
+++ b/astroid/scoped_nodes.py
@@ -442,6 +442,10 @@ class Module(LocalsDictNodeNG):
         if level:
             if self.package:
                 level = level - 1
+            if level and self.name.count('.') < level:
+                raise exceptions.TooManyLevelsError(
+                    level=level, name=self.name)
+
             package_name = self.name.rsplit('.', level)[0]
         elif self.package:
             package_name = self.name