diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/ArgonSkin.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/ArgonSkin.cs
index 737b222b9d..a9b26f13e8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/ArgonSkin.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/ArgonSkin.cs
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
             switch (lookup)
             {
                 case SkinComponentsContainerLookup containerLookup:
+                    // Only handle global level defaults for now.
+                    if (containerLookup.Ruleset != null)
+                        return null;
+
                     switch (containerLookup.Target)
                     {
                         case SkinComponentsContainerLookup.TargetArea.SongSelect:
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
index 26c2fe2219..e46eaf90c1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
@@ -344,6 +344,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
             switch (lookup)
             {
                 case SkinComponentsContainerLookup containerLookup:
+                    // Only handle global level defaults for now.
+                    if (containerLookup.Ruleset != null)
+                        return null;
+
                     switch (containerLookup.Target)
                     {
                         case SkinComponentsContainerLookup.TargetArea.MainHUDComponents:
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/TrianglesSkin.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/TrianglesSkin.cs
index 12cdb71744..e88b827807 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/TrianglesSkin.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/TrianglesSkin.cs
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
             switch (lookup)
             {
                 case SkinComponentsContainerLookup containerLookup:
+                    // Only handle global level defaults for now.
+                    if (containerLookup.Ruleset != null)
+                        return null;
+
                     switch (containerLookup.Target)
                     {
                         case SkinComponentsContainerLookup.TargetArea.SongSelect: