diff --git a/internal/command/e2etest/providers_mirror_test.go b/internal/command/e2etest/providers_mirror_test.go
index ed331718a6..12552882c9 100644
--- a/internal/command/e2etest/providers_mirror_test.go
+++ b/internal/command/e2etest/providers_mirror_test.go
@@ -19,78 +19,97 @@ import (
 // interacts directly with Terraform Registry and the full details of that are
 // tricky to mock. Such a mock is _possible_, but we're using e2etest as a
 // compromise for now to keep these tests relatively simple.
-
 func TestTerraformProvidersMirror(t *testing.T) {
-	testTerraformProvidersMirror(t, "terraform-providers-mirror", "")
-}
-
-func TestTerraformProvidersMirrorWithLockFile(t *testing.T) {
-	testTerraformProvidersMirror(t, "terraform-providers-mirror-with-lock-file", "")
-}
-
-func TestTerraformProvidersMirrorWithBrokenLockFile(t *testing.T) {
-	testTerraformProvidersMirror(t, "terraform-providers-mirror-with-broken-lock-file", "Inconsistent dependency lock file")
-}
-
-func testTerraformProvidersMirror(t *testing.T, fixture string, errMsg string) {
 	// This test reaches out to releases.hashicorp.com to download the
 	// template and null providers, so it can only run if network access is
 	// allowed.
 	skipIfCannotAccessNetwork(t)
 
-	outputDir := t.TempDir()
-	t.Logf("creating mirror directory in %s", outputDir)
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		name string
+		args []string
+		err  string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "terraform-providers-mirror",
+			args: []string{"-platform=linux_amd64", "-platform=windows_386"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "terraform-providers-mirror-with-lock-file",
+			args: []string{"-platform=linux_amd64", "-platform=windows_386"},
+		},
+		{
+			// should ignore lock file
+			name: "terraform-providers-mirror-with-broken-lock-file",
+			args: []string{"-platform=linux_amd64", "-platform=windows_386", "-lock-file=false"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "terraform-providers-mirror-with-broken-lock-file",
+			args: []string{"-platform=linux_amd64", "-platform=windows_386", "-lock-file=true"},
+			err:  "Inconsistent dependency lock file",
+		},
+	} {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			outputDir := t.TempDir()
+			t.Logf("creating mirror directory in %s", outputDir)
 
-	fixturePath := filepath.Join("testdata", fixture)
-	tf := e2e.NewBinary(t, terraformBin, fixturePath)
+			fixturePath := filepath.Join("testdata", test.name)
+			tf := e2e.NewBinary(t, terraformBin, fixturePath)
 
-	stdout, stderr, err := tf.Run("providers", "mirror", "-platform=linux_amd64", "-platform=windows_386", outputDir)
-	if errMsg != "" {
-		if !strings.Contains(stderr, errMsg) {
-			t.Fatalf("expected error %q, got %q\n", errMsg, stderr)
-		}
-		return
-	}
+			args := []string{"providers", "mirror"}
+			args = append(args, test.args...)
+			args = append(args, outputDir)
 
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s\nstdout:\n%s\nstderr:\n%s", err, stdout, stderr)
-	}
+			stdout, stderr, err := tf.Run(args...)
+			if test.err != "" {
+				if !strings.Contains(stderr, test.err) {
+					t.Fatalf("expected error %q, got %q\n", test.err, stderr)
+				}
+				return
+			}
 
-	// The test fixture includes exact version constraints for the two
-	// providers it depends on so that the following should remain stable.
-	// In the (unlikely) event that these particular versions of these
-	// providers are removed from the registry, this test will start to fail.
-	want := []string{
-		"registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/null/2.1.0.json",
-		"registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/null/index.json",
-		"registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/null/terraform-provider-null_2.1.0_linux_amd64.zip",
-		"registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/null/terraform-provider-null_2.1.0_windows_386.zip",
-		"registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/template/2.1.1.json",
-		"registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/template/index.json",
-		"registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/template/terraform-provider-template_2.1.1_linux_amd64.zip",
-		"registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/template/terraform-provider-template_2.1.1_windows_386.zip",
-	}
-	var got []string
-	walkErr := filepath.Walk(outputDir, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if info.IsDir() {
-			return nil // we only care about leaf files for this test
-		}
-		relPath, err := filepath.Rel(outputDir, path)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		got = append(got, filepath.ToSlash(relPath))
-		return nil
-	})
-	if walkErr != nil {
-		t.Fatal(walkErr)
-	}
-	sort.Strings(got)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s\nstdout:\n%s\nstderr:\n%s", err, stdout, stderr)
+			}
+
+			// The test fixture includes exact version constraints for the two
+			// providers it depends on so that the following should remain stable.
+			// In the (unlikely) event that these particular versions of these
+			// providers are removed from the registry, this test will start to fail.
+			want := []string{
+				"registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/null/2.1.0.json",
+				"registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/null/index.json",
+				"registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/null/terraform-provider-null_2.1.0_linux_amd64.zip",
+				"registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/null/terraform-provider-null_2.1.0_windows_386.zip",
+				"registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/template/2.1.1.json",
+				"registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/template/index.json",
+				"registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/template/terraform-provider-template_2.1.1_linux_amd64.zip",
+				"registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/template/terraform-provider-template_2.1.1_windows_386.zip",
+			}
+			var got []string
+			walkErr := filepath.Walk(outputDir, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				if info.IsDir() {
+					return nil // we only care about leaf files for this test
+				}
+				relPath, err := filepath.Rel(outputDir, path)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				got = append(got, filepath.ToSlash(relPath))
+				return nil
+			})
+			if walkErr != nil {
+				t.Fatal(walkErr)
+			}
+			sort.Strings(got)
+
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(want, got); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("unexpected files in result\n%s", diff)
+			}
 
-	if diff := cmp.Diff(want, got); diff != "" {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected files in result\n%s", diff)
+		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/command/e2etest/testdata/terraform-providers-mirror-with-broken-lock-file/terraform-providers-mirror.tf b/internal/command/e2etest/testdata/terraform-providers-mirror-with-broken-lock-file/terraform-providers-mirror.tf
index 1598a27835..4b31e03012 100644
--- a/internal/command/e2etest/testdata/terraform-providers-mirror-with-broken-lock-file/terraform-providers-mirror.tf
+++ b/internal/command/e2etest/testdata/terraform-providers-mirror-with-broken-lock-file/terraform-providers-mirror.tf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 terraform {
   required_providers {
-    template  = { source = "hashicorp/template" }
-    null      = { source = "hashicorp/null" }
+    template  = { version = "2.1.1" }
+    null      = { source = "hashicorp/null", version = "2.1.0" }
     terraform = { source = "terraform.io/builtin/terraform" }
   }
 }
diff --git a/internal/command/providers_mirror.go b/internal/command/providers_mirror.go
index 87143a8851..ec2904eda1 100644
--- a/internal/command/providers_mirror.go
+++ b/internal/command/providers_mirror.go
@@ -34,8 +34,13 @@ func (c *ProvidersMirrorCommand) Synopsis() string {
 func (c *ProvidersMirrorCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	args = c.Meta.process(args)
 	cmdFlags := c.Meta.defaultFlagSet("providers mirror")
+
 	var optPlatforms arguments.FlagStringSlice
 	cmdFlags.Var(&optPlatforms, "platform", "target platform")
+
+	var optLockFile bool
+	cmdFlags.BoolVar(&optLockFile, "lock-file", true, "use lock file")
+
 	cmdFlags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Error(c.Help()) }
 	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error parsing command-line flags: %s\n", err.Error()))
@@ -89,7 +94,7 @@ func (c *ProvidersMirrorCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	diags = diags.Append(lockedDepsDiags)
 
 	// If lock file is present, validate it against configuration
-	if !lockedDeps.Empty() {
+	if !lockedDeps.Empty() && optLockFile {
 		if errs := config.VerifyDependencySelections(lockedDeps); len(errs) > 0 {
 			diags = diags.Append(tfdiags.Sourceless(
 				tfdiags.Error,
@@ -161,7 +166,7 @@ func (c *ProvidersMirrorCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 			continue
 		}
 		selected := candidates.Newest()
-		if !lockedDeps.Empty() {
+		if !lockedDeps.Empty() && optLockFile {
 			selected = lockedDeps.Provider(provider).Version()
 			c.Ui.Output(fmt.Sprintf("  - Selected v%s to match dependency lock file", selected.String()))
 		} else if len(constraintsStr) > 0 {