diff --git a/src/cmd/fetch.zig b/src/cmd/fetch.zig
index 123e36a3af0fe06ce1ab6f65ac53f1f70a8ca48d..84da2d61dd1335bbd5cccbb14f8627e7a41e31a5 100644
--- a/src/cmd/fetch.zig
+++ b/src/cmd/fetch.zig
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ fn create_lockfile(list: *std.ArrayList(u.Module), dir: []const u8) !void {
     const wl = fl.writer();
     for (list.items) |m| {
         if (m.dep) |md| {
+            if (md.type == .local) {
+                continue;
+            }
             const mpath = try std.fs.path.join(gpa, &.{ dir, m.clean_path });
             const version = if (md.version.len > 0) md.version else (try md.type.exact_version(mpath));
             try wl.print("{s} {s} {s} {s}\n", .{ m.clean_path, @tagName(md.type), md.path, version });