diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index 8fc67238c8..b55ed1964f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ Bug fixes:
   package keys even for very long package names.
 * The Error S-6362 message now acknowledges when the wanted compiler has been
   specified at the command line.
+* Fix a regression, introduced in Stack 2.11.1, that caused the `script` command
+  to parse an (otherwise ignored) project-level configuration file.
 
 ## v2.15.7 - 2024-05-12
 
diff --git a/src/Stack/Script.hs b/src/Stack/Script.hs
index f555a22d65..3735a8b737 100644
--- a/src/Stack/Script.hs
+++ b/src/Stack/Script.hs
@@ -164,9 +164,10 @@ scriptCmd opts = do
         then (NoRun, SECompile)
         else (opts.shouldRun, opts.compile)
 
-  root <- withConfig NoReexec $ view stackRootL
   outputDir <- if opts.useRoot
     then do
+      root <- local (over globalOptsL modifyGO) $
+        withConfig NoReexec $ view stackRootL
       scriptFileAsDir <- maybe
         (throwIO $ FailedToParseScriptFileAsDirBug scriptFile)
         pure