diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go
index e8b08573d7..cf0c1acbca 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ func runGet(cmd *base.Command, args []string) {
 	// Now we know the specific version of each path@vers.
 	// The final build list will be the union of three build lists:
 	//	1. the original build list
-	//	2. the modules named on the command line
+	//	2. the modules named on the command line (other than @none)
 	//	3. the upgraded requirements of those modules (if upgrading)
 	// Start building those lists.
 	// This loop collects (2).
@@ -395,7 +395,9 @@ func runGet(cmd *base.Command, args []string) {
 			continue // already added
 		}
 		byPath[t.m.Path] = t
-		named = append(named, t.m)
+		if t.m.Version != "none" {
+			named = append(named, t.m)
+		}
 	}
 	base.ExitIfErrors()
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_get_none.txt b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_get_none.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5aec209f59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_get_none.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+env GO111MODULE=on
+
+go mod init example.com/foo
+
+# 'go get bar@none' should be a no-op if module bar is not active.
+go get example.com/bar@none
+go list -m all
+! stdout example.com/bar
+
+go get example.com/bar@none
+go list -m all
+! stdout example.com/bar