diff --git a/xbps-src/libexec/getdeps-helper.sh.in b/xbps-src/libexec/getdeps-helper.sh.in
index e99c140b3a..b159a5ffd8 100644
--- a/xbps-src/libexec/getdeps-helper.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/libexec/getdeps-helper.sh.in
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ set_defvars
 
 setup_subpkg_tmpl $2
 if [ "$1" = "run" ]; then
+	[ -n "$SUBPKG" ] && echo -n "subpkg: "
 	[ -n "$run_depends" ] && echo "$run_depends"
 elif [ "$1" = "build" ]; then
 	[ -n "$build_depends" ] && echo "$build_depends"