diff --git a/src/cargo/core/workspace.rs b/src/cargo/core/workspace.rs
index b9b3d476748..a0d4f38c450 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/workspace.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/workspace.rs
@@ -1182,7 +1182,8 @@ impl<'cfg> Workspace<'cfg> {
         for feature in requested_features.features.iter() {
             if let Some(index) = feature.find('/') {
                 let name = &feature[..index];
-                if specs.iter().any(|spec| spec.name() == name) {
+                let is_member = self.members().any(|member| member.name() == name);
+                if is_member && specs.iter().any(|spec| spec.name() == name) {
                     member_specific_features
                         .entry(name)
                         .or_default()
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/package_features.rs b/tests/testsuite/package_features.rs
index 0893e0c5bf3..15ed37e5cc9 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/package_features.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/package_features.rs
@@ -458,3 +458,34 @@ fn resolver1_member_features() {
         .with_stdout("m1-feature set")
         .run();
 }
+
+#[cargo_test]
+fn resolver1_non_member_optional_feature() {
+    // --features x/y for an optional dependency `x` with the v1 resolver.
+    Package::new("bar", "1.0.0")
+        .feature("feat1", &[])
+        .file(
+            "src/lib.rs",
+            r#"
+                #[cfg(not(feature = "feat1"))]
+                compile_error!("feat1 should be activated");
+            "#,
+        )
+        .publish();
+    let p = project()
+        .file(
+            "Cargo.toml",
+            r#"
+                [package]
+                name = "foo"
+                version = "0.1.0"
+
+                [dependencies]
+                bar = { version="1.0", optional=true }
+            "#,
+        )
+        .file("src/lib.rs", "")
+        .build();
+
+    p.cargo("check -p bar --features bar/feat1").run();
+}