diff --git a/source/dub/project.d b/source/dub/project.d
index f68155a38..dfc7858db 100644
--- a/source/dub/project.d
+++ b/source/dub/project.d
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ class Project {
 				if (shallow && pkg !is m_rootPackage)
 					psettings.sourceFiles = null;
 				processVars(dst, this, pkg, psettings, gsettings);
-				if (!gsettings.single && psettings.importPaths.empty)
+				if (!gsettings.single && psettings.importPaths.empty && pkg is m_rootPackage)
 					logWarn(`Package %s (configuration "%s") defines no import paths, use {"importPaths": [...]} or the default package directory structure to fix this.`, pkg.name, configs[pkg.name]);
 				if (psettings.mainSourceFile.empty && pkg is m_rootPackage && psettings.targetType == TargetType.executable)
 					logWarn(`Executable configuration "%s" of package %s defines no main source file, this may cause certain build modes to fail. Add an explicit "mainSourceFile" to the package description to fix this.`, configs[pkg.name], pkg.name);