diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 627d593d1b..476eb0ecbf 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET" in
         if [ -n "$CHROOT_READY" -a -z "$IN_CHROOT" ]; then
             chroot_handler $XBPS_TARGET $XBPS_TARGET_PKG
         else
-            [ -z "$XBPS_TEMP_MASTERDIR" ] && remove_pkg_autodeps
+            [ -z "$XBPS_TEMP_MASTERDIR" -a -z "$XBPS_SKIP_DEPS" ] && remove_pkg_autodeps
             $XBPS_LIBEXECDIR/build.sh $XBPS_TARGET_PKG $XBPS_TARGET_PKG \
                 $XBPS_TARGET $XBPS_CROSS_BUILD || exit $?
         fi