diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0e3443d2..8874aa7c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1227,7 +1227,9 @@ func (tf *transformer) recordType(t types.Type) {
 
 // transformGo obfuscates the provided Go syntax file.
 func (tf *transformer) transformGo(file *ast.File) *ast.File {
-	if opts.ObfuscateLiterals {
+	// Only obfuscate the literals here if the flag is on
+	// and if the package in question is to be obfuscated.
+	if opts.ObfuscateLiterals && curPkg.ToObfuscate {
 		file = literals.Obfuscate(file, tf.info, fset, tf.ignoreObjects)
 	}
 
diff --git a/testdata/scripts/gogarble.txt b/testdata/scripts/gogarble.txt
index 6acdbf53..6ac0ea28 100644
--- a/testdata/scripts/gogarble.txt
+++ b/testdata/scripts/gogarble.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ env GOPRIVATE=match-absolutely/nothing
 ! garble build -o=out ./standalone
 stderr '^GOGARBLE="match-absolutely/nothing" does not match any packages to be built$'
 
+# A build where just some packages are obfuscated.
 env GOGARBLE=test/main/imported
-garble build ./importer
+garble -literals build -o=out ./importer
+
+! binsubstr out 'some long string to obfuscate'
+binsubstr out 'some long string to not obfuscate'
 
 # Obfuscated packages which import non-obfuscated std packages.
 # Some of the imported std packages use "import maps" due to vendoring,
@@ -49,15 +53,18 @@ package main
 
 func main() {}
 -- importer/importer.go --
-package importer
+package main
 
 import "test/main/imported"
 
-var _ = imported.Name
+func main() {
+	println(imported.LongString)
+	println("some long string to not obfuscate")
+}
 -- imported/imported.go --
 package imported
 
-var Name = "value"
+var LongString = "some long string to obfuscate"
 -- stdimporter/main.go --
 package main