diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go
index 3a24b6a2f7e..2a7fe5226fd 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go
@@ -386,14 +386,14 @@ func runGet(ctx context.Context, cmd *base.Command, args []string) {
 		}
 		load.CheckPackageErrors(pkgs)
 
-		haveExe := false
+		haveExternalExe := false
 		for _, pkg := range pkgs {
-			if pkg.Name == "main" {
-				haveExe = true
+			if pkg.Name == "main" && pkg.Module != nil && pkg.Module.Path != modload.Target.Path {
+				haveExternalExe = true
 				break
 			}
 		}
-		if haveExe {
+		if haveExternalExe {
 			fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, "go get: installing executables with 'go get' in module mode is deprecated.")
 			var altMsg string
 			if modload.HasModRoot() {
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_get_deprecate_install.txt b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_get_deprecate_install.txt
index d832b5f2e80..63cd27a42d2 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_get_deprecate_install.txt
+++ b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_get_deprecate_install.txt
@@ -7,16 +7,33 @@ go get example.com/cmd/a
 stderr '^go get: installing executables with ''go get'' in module mode is deprecated.$'
 stderr 'Use ''go install pkg@version'' instead.'
 
-
-go mod init m
+cp go.mod.orig go.mod
 
 # 'go get' inside a module with a non-main package does not print a message.
 # This will stop building in the future, but it's the command we want to use.
 go get rsc.io/quote
 ! stderr deprecated
+cp go.mod.orig go.mod
 
 # 'go get' inside a module with an executable prints a different
 # deprecation message.
 go get example.com/cmd/a
 stderr '^go get: installing executables with ''go get'' in module mode is deprecated.$'
 stderr 'To adjust and download dependencies of the current module, use ''go get -d'''
+cp go.mod.orig go.mod
+
+# 'go get' should not print a warning for a main package inside the main module.
+# The intent is most likely to update the dependencies of that package.
+# 'go install' would be used otherwise.
+go get m
+! stderr .
+cp go.mod.orig go.mod
+
+-- go.mod.orig --
+module m
+
+go 1.17
+-- main.go --
+package main
+
+func main() {}