diff --git a/terraform/transform_reference.go b/terraform/transform_reference.go
index b85877fd4..f848274aa 100644
--- a/terraform/transform_reference.go
+++ b/terraform/transform_reference.go
@@ -88,6 +88,18 @@ func (m *ReferenceMap) References(v dag.Vertex) ([]dag.Vertex, []string) {
 			continue
 		}
 
+		// Make sure this isn't a self reference, which isn't included
+		selfRef := false
+		for _, p := range parents {
+			if p == v {
+				selfRef = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if selfRef {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		matches = append(matches, parents...)
 	}
 
diff --git a/terraform/transform_reference_test.go b/terraform/transform_reference_test.go
index f9c7715e7..525add6bd 100644
--- a/terraform/transform_reference_test.go
+++ b/terraform/transform_reference_test.go
@@ -28,6 +28,29 @@ func TestReferenceTransformer_simple(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestReferenceTransformer_self(t *testing.T) {
+	g := Graph{Path: RootModulePath}
+	g.Add(&graphNodeRefParentTest{
+		NameValue: "A",
+		Names:     []string{"A"},
+	})
+	g.Add(&graphNodeRefChildTest{
+		NameValue: "B",
+		Refs:      []string{"A", "B"},
+	})
+
+	tf := &ReferenceTransformer{}
+	if err := tf.Transform(&g); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	actual := strings.TrimSpace(g.String())
+	expected := strings.TrimSpace(testTransformRefBasicStr)
+	if actual != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("bad:\n\n%s", actual)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestReferenceTransformer_path(t *testing.T) {
 	g := Graph{Path: RootModulePath}
 	g.Add(&graphNodeRefParentTest{