diff --git a/private/buf/cmd/buf/command/beta/registry/archive/archive.go b/private/buf/cmd/buf/command/beta/registry/archive/archive.go
index b82930548e..78ae7d2b45 100644
--- a/private/buf/cmd/buf/command/beta/registry/archive/archive.go
+++ b/private/buf/cmd/buf/command/beta/registry/archive/archive.go
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ func run(
 	}
 	registryToModuleFullNames := map[string][]bufmodule.ModuleFullName{}
 	for _, module := range workspace.Modules() {
+		if !module.IsTarget() {
+			continue
+		}
 		if moduleFullName := module.ModuleFullName(); moduleFullName != nil {
 			moduleFullNames, ok := registryToModuleFullNames[moduleFullName.Registry()]
 			if !ok {
diff --git a/private/buf/cmd/buf/command/beta/registry/unarchive/unarchive.go b/private/buf/cmd/buf/command/beta/registry/unarchive/unarchive.go
index e815775abc..a50fb1204a 100644
--- a/private/buf/cmd/buf/command/beta/registry/unarchive/unarchive.go
+++ b/private/buf/cmd/buf/command/beta/registry/unarchive/unarchive.go
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ func run(
 	}
 	registryToModuleFullNames := map[string][]bufmodule.ModuleFullName{}
 	for _, module := range workspace.Modules() {
+		if !module.IsTarget() {
+			continue
+		}
 		if moduleFullName := module.ModuleFullName(); moduleFullName != nil {
 			moduleFullNames, ok := registryToModuleFullNames[moduleFullName.Registry()]
 			if !ok {