diff --git a/spec/config-spec.coffee b/spec/config-spec.coffee
index 3ff75e405..3eb05a453 100644
--- a/spec/config-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/config-spec.coffee
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ describe "Config", ->
         expect(atom.config.get("x.y", sources: ["a"], scope: [".foo"])).toBe 1
         expect(atom.config.get("x.y", sources: ["b"], scope: [".foo"])).toBe 2
         expect(atom.config.get("x.y", sources: ["c"], scope: [".foo"])).toBe 3
-        expect(atom.config.get("x.y", sources: ["x"], scope: [".foo"])).toBe 4
+        # Schema defaults never match a specific source. We could potentially add a special "schema" source.
+        expect(atom.config.get("x.y", sources: ["x"], scope: [".foo"])).toBeUndefined()
 
     describe "when an 'excludeSources' option is specified", ->
       it "only retrieves values from the specified sources", ->
diff --git a/src/config.coffee b/src/config.coffee
index bffd06110..e9e7843fb 100644
--- a/src/config.coffee
+++ b/src/config.coffee
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ class Config
 
   getRawValue: (keyPath, options) ->
     value = _.valueForKeyPath(@settings, keyPath)
-    defaultValue = _.valueForKeyPath(@defaultSettings, keyPath)
+    defaultValue = _.valueForKeyPath(@defaultSettings, keyPath) unless options?.sources?.length > 0
 
     if value?
       value = _.deepClone(value)