diff --git a/src/dependency.rs b/src/dependency.rs
index 5ecefd7da6..dc1a33f0f8 100644
--- a/src/dependency.rs
+++ b/src/dependency.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl Dependency {
             optional: optional,
             default_features: default_features,
             target: target.clone(),
-            kind: kind,
+            kind: Some(kind),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/git.rs b/src/git.rs
index a104e0a910..533d183d15 100644
--- a/src/git.rs
+++ b/src/git.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pub struct Dependency {
     pub optional: bool,
     pub default_features: bool,
     pub target: Option<String>,
-    pub kind: Kind,
+    pub kind: Option<Kind>,
 }
 
 pub fn serve_index(req: &mut Request) -> CargoResult<Response> {