diff --git a/librarymanagement/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/librarymanagement/IvyRetrieve.scala b/librarymanagement/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/librarymanagement/IvyRetrieve.scala
index 765af3ab1..0432719d5 100644
--- a/librarymanagement/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/librarymanagement/IvyRetrieve.scala
+++ b/librarymanagement/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/librarymanagement/IvyRetrieve.scala
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ object IvyRetrieve {
 
   def toModuleID(revID: ModuleRevisionId): ModuleID =
     ModuleID(revID.getOrganisation, revID.getName, revID.getRevision, extraAttributes = IvySbt.getExtraAttributes(revID))
+      .branch(nonEmptyString(revID.getBranch))
 
   def toArtifact(art: IvyArtifact): Artifact =
     {