Abstract. Let M be a finitely-generated module over a Noetherian ring R. Suppose a is an ideal of R and let N = aM and, M is complete with respect to the b-adic topology, {P i } i≥1 is a countable family of prime submodules of M, and x ∈ M, then x + N ⊆ i≥1 P i implies that x + N ⊆ P j for some j ≥ 1. This extends a theorem of Sharp and Vámos concerning prime ideals to prime submodules.