diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/work/action.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/work/action.go
index 052811d34a..0232c45ebe 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/work/action.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/work/action.go
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ func (b *Builder) vetAction(mode, depMode BuildMode, p *load.Package) *Action {
 		} else {
 			deps = []*Action{a1, aFmt}
 		}
-		for _, p1 := range load.PackageList(p.Internal.Imports) {
+		for _, p1 := range p.Internal.Imports {
 			deps = append(deps, b.vetAction(mode, depMode, p1))
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/vet_deps.txt b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/vet_deps.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2a8f168b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/vet_deps.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+env GO111MODULE=off
+
+# Issue 30296. Verify that "go vet" uses only immediate dependencies.
+
+# First run fills the cache.
+go vet a
+
+go vet -x a
+! stderr 'transitive'
+
+-- a/a.go --
+package a
+
+import "b"
+
+func F() {
+	b.F()
+}
+
+-- b/b.go --
+package b
+
+import "transitive"
+
+func F() {
+	transitive.F()
+}
+
+-- transitive/c.go --
+package transitive
+
+func F() {
+}
+