2 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/spec/util/test_env.lua b/spec/util/test_env.lua
index 1d4e98d8..269a1cfc 100644
--- a/spec/util/test_env.lua
+++ b/spec/util/test_env.lua
@@ -839,6 +839,7 @@ function test_env.main()
    end
 
    lfs.mkdir(testing_paths.testrun_dir)
+   test_env.write_file(testing_paths.testrun_dir .. "/.luarocks-no-project", "")
    lfs.mkdir(testing_paths.testing_cache)
    lfs.mkdir(testing_paths.luarocks_tmp)
 
diff --git a/src/luarocks/cmd.lua b/src/luarocks/cmd.lua
index 70d93670..6ce9a8b5 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/cmd.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/cmd.lua
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ do
          if fs.is_dir(abs .. "/.luarocks") and fs.is_dir(abs .. "/lua_modules") then
             abs = abs:gsub("/.$", "")
             return abs, abs .. "/lua_modules"
+         elseif fs.exists(abs .. "/.luarocks-no-project") then
+            return nil
          end
          try = try .. "/.."
       end