diff --git a/source/dub/project.d b/source/dub/project.d
index d406421..1c5b4a2 100644
--- a/source/dub/project.d
+++ b/source/dub/project.d
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@
 					resolveSubPackage(p, false);
 				}
 
-				if (!p && !vspec.path.empty) {
+				if (!p && !vspec.path.empty && is_desired) {
 					NativePath path = vspec.path;
 					if (!path.absolute) path = pack.path ~ path;
 					logDiagnostic("%sAdding local %s in %s", indent, dep.name, path);
diff --git a/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/.no_build b/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/.no_build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/.no_build
diff --git a/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/.no_run b/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/.no_run
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/.no_run
diff --git a/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/.no_test b/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/.no_test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/.no_test
diff --git a/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/dub.json b/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/dub.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef1f533
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/dub.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+	"name": "issue2046",
+	"dependencies": {
+		"libbar": "*"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/dub.selections.json-nofoo b/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/dub.selections.json-nofoo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36ce7a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/dub.selections.json-nofoo
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+	"fileVersion": 1,
+	"versions": {
+		"libbar": {"path":"libbar"}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/dub.selections.json-usefoo b/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/dub.selections.json-usefoo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a1cfd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/dub.selections.json-usefoo
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+	"fileVersion": 1,
+	"versions": {
+		"libfoo": {"path":"libfoo"},
+		"libbar": {"path":"libbar"}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/libbar/dub.json b/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/libbar/dub.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79b37bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/libbar/dub.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+	"name": "libbar",
+	"dependencies": {
+		"libfoo": {"path": "../libfoo", "version": "*", "optional": true}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/libbar/source/libbar/bar.d b/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/libbar/source/libbar/bar.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab7b615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/libbar/source/libbar/bar.d
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+module libbar.bar;
+
+void function() bar;
+static this()
+{
+	version (Have_libfoo)
+		import libfoo.foo;
+	else
+		static void foo() { import std; writeln("no-foo"); }
+	bar = &foo;
+}
diff --git a/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/libfoo/dub.json b/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/libfoo/dub.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1dffb49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/libfoo/dub.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+	"name": "libfoo"
+}
diff --git a/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/libfoo/source/libfoo/foo.d b/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/libfoo/source/libfoo/foo.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ad2c1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/libfoo/source/libfoo/foo.d
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module libfoo.foo;
+import std;
+void foo() { writeln("use-foo"); }
diff --git a/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/source/app.d b/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/source/app.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fcf2da6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue2046-ignored-optional-with-path/source/app.d
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import libbar.bar;
+
+void main()
+{
+	bar();
+}