diff --git a/source/dub/generators/generator.d b/source/dub/generators/generator.d
index 6f99cf4..818c998 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/generator.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/generator.d
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@
 		if (tt == TargetType.none) {
 			// ignore any build settings for targetType none (only dependencies will be processed)
 			shallowbs = BuildSettings.init;
+			shallowbs.targetType = TargetType.none;
 		}
 
 		// start to build up the build settings