diff --git a/core/shared/src/main/scala/coursier/ivy/IvyXml.scala b/core/shared/src/main/scala/coursier/ivy/IvyXml.scala
index 5f15e255d..d1c0e194e 100644
--- a/core/shared/src/main/scala/coursier/ivy/IvyXml.scala
+++ b/core/shared/src/main/scala/coursier/ivy/IvyXml.scala
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ object IvyXml {
         val excludes = node.children
           .filter(_.label == "exclude")
           .flatMap { node0 =>
-            val org = node.attribute("org").getOrElse("*")
-            val name = node.attribute("module").orElse(node.attribute("name")).getOrElse("*")
-            val confs = node.attribute("conf").toOption.fold(Seq("*"))(_.split(','))
+            val org = node0.attribute("org").getOrElse("*")
+            val name = node0.attribute("module").orElse(node0.attribute("name")).getOrElse("*")
+            val confs = node0.attribute("conf").toOption.filter(_.nonEmpty).fold(Seq("*"))(_.split(','))
             confs.map(_ -> (org, name))
           }
           .groupBy { case (conf, _) => conf }
@@ -169,4 +169,4 @@ object IvyXml {
       )
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}