diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go
index 31e9244e2dc..25dbf3972fd 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ func updateTools(ctx context.Context, queries []*query, opts *modload.WriteOpts)
 		if queries[i].version == "none" {
 			opts.DropTools = append(opts.DropTools, m.Pkgs...)
 		} else {
-			opts.AddTools = append(opts.DropTools, m.Pkgs...)
+			opts.AddTools = append(opts.AddTools, m.Pkgs...)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_get_tool_issue74035.txt b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_get_tool_issue74035.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d6fa592c7b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_get_tool_issue74035.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Regression test for https://go.dev/issue/74035.
+go get -tool example.com/foo/cmd/a example.com/foo/cmd/b
+cmp go.mod go.mod.want
+
+-- go.mod --
+module example.com/foo
+go 1.24
+-- go.mod.want --
+module example.com/foo
+
+go 1.24
+
+tool (
+	example.com/foo/cmd/a
+	example.com/foo/cmd/b
+)
+-- cmd/a/a.go --
+package a
+
+func main() {}
+
+-- cmd/b/b.go --
+package b
+
+func main() {}