diff --git a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/util/fmj/gen/FabricModJsonV1Generator.java b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/util/fmj/gen/FabricModJsonV1Generator.java
index 848b197d..8b3662bd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/util/fmj/gen/FabricModJsonV1Generator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/util/fmj/gen/FabricModJsonV1Generator.java
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public final class FabricModJsonV1Generator implements FabricModJsonGenerator<Fa
 		}
 
 		if (requirements.size() == 1) {
-			return new JsonPrimitive(dependency.getModId().get());
+			return new JsonPrimitive(requirements.getFirst());
 		}
 
 		JsonArray json = new JsonArray();
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/net/fabricmc/loom/test/unit/fmj/FabricModJsonV1GeneratorTest.groovy b/src/test/groovy/net/fabricmc/loom/test/unit/fmj/FabricModJsonV1GeneratorTest.groovy
index 410b4e5a..e58d42d0 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/net/fabricmc/loom/test/unit/fmj/FabricModJsonV1GeneratorTest.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/net/fabricmc/loom/test/unit/fmj/FabricModJsonV1GeneratorTest.groovy
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ class FabricModJsonV1GeneratorTest extends Specification {
 		  "id": "examplemod",
 		  "version": "1.0.0",
 		  "depends": {
-		    "fabricloader": "fabricloader",
+		    "fabricloader": "\\u003e\\u003d0.14.0",
 		    "fabric-api": [
 		      "\\u003e\\u003d0.14.0",
 		      "\\u003c0.15.0"
@@ -592,23 +592,23 @@ class FabricModJsonV1GeneratorTest extends Specification {
 		  ],
 		  "accessWidener": "mymod.accesswidener",
 		  "depends": {
-		    "fabricloader": "fabricloader",
+		    "fabricloader": "\\u003e\\u003d0.14.0",
 		    "fabric-api": [
 		      "\\u003e\\u003d0.14.0",
 		      "\\u003c0.15.0"
 		    ]
 		  },
 		  "recommends": {
-		    "recommended-mod": "recommended-mod"
+		    "recommended-mod": "\\u003e\\u003d1.0.0"
 		  },
 		  "suggests": {
-		    "suggested-mod": "suggested-mod"
+		    "suggested-mod": "\\u003e\\u003d1.0.0"
 		  },
 		  "conflicts": {
-		    "conflicting-mod": "conflicting-mod"
+		    "conflicting-mod": "\\u003c1.0.0"
 		  },
 		  "breaks": {
-		    "broken-mod": "broken-mod"
+		    "broken-mod": "\\u003c1.0.0"
 		  },
 		  "name": "Example Mod",
 		  "description": "This is an example mod.",