diff --git a/source/dub/commandline.d b/source/dub/commandline.d
index 077b9f6997..101d641786 100644
--- a/source/dub/commandline.d
+++ b/source/dub/commandline.d
@@ -714,7 +714,6 @@ abstract class PackageBuildCommand : Command {
 		auto pack = dub.packageManager.getFirstPackage(package_name);
 		enforce(pack, "Failed to find a package named '"~package_name~"' locally.");
 		logInfo("Building package %s in %s", pack.name, pack.path.toNativeString());
-		dub.rootPath = pack.path;
 		dub.loadPackage(pack);
 		return true;
 	}
diff --git a/test/issue1556.sh b/test/issue1556.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..4c0e414601
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issue1556.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+. $(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/common.sh
+
+${DUB} --cache=local remove optional || true
+${DUB} --cache=local remove bolts || true
+${DUB} --cache=local fetch optional
+${DUB} --cache=local build optional --compiler=${DC}
+