diff --git a/pandoc.hs b/pandoc.hs
index 574c89771..2c81db9f2 100644
--- a/pandoc.hs
+++ b/pandoc.hs
@@ -958,7 +958,9 @@ main = do
 
   -- --bibliography implies -F pandoc-citeproc for backwards compatibility:
   let filters' = case M.lookup "bibliography" metadata of
-                       Just _ | all (\f -> takeBaseName f /= "pandoc-citeproc")
+                       Just _ | optCiteMethod opts /= Natbib &&
+                                optCiteMethod opts /= Biblatex &&
+                                all (\f -> takeBaseName f /= "pandoc-citeproc")
                                 filters -> "pandoc-citeproc" : filters
                        _                -> filters
   let plugins = map externalFilter filters'