diff --git a/maven-api-impl/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/internal/impl/model/DefaultModelBuilder.java b/maven-api-impl/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/internal/impl/model/DefaultModelBuilder.java
index 38266f30327..8b24bb4f9da 100644
--- a/maven-api-impl/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/internal/impl/model/DefaultModelBuilder.java
+++ b/maven-api-impl/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/internal/impl/model/DefaultModelBuilder.java
@@ -595,6 +595,8 @@ Model transformFileToRaw(Model model) {
                     } else {
                         newDeps.add(dep);
                     }
+                } else {
+                    newDeps.add(dep);
                 }
             }
             return modified ? model.withDependencies(newDeps) : model;