diff --git a/common/xbps-src/shutils/build_dependencies.sh b/common/xbps-src/shutils/build_dependencies.sh
index 88533737fe9..95dcae58be4 100644
--- a/common/xbps-src/shutils/build_dependencies.sh
+++ b/common/xbps-src/shutils/build_dependencies.sh
@@ -399,6 +399,8 @@ install_pkg_deps() {
 
         curpkgdepname=$($XBPS_UHELPER_CMD getpkgname "$i" 2>/dev/null)
         setup_pkg $curpkgdepname $cross
+        # do not check when building dependencies, except for "full" (-K)
+        [ "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" == full ] || unset XBPS_CHECK_PKGS
         exec env XBPS_DEPENDENCY=1 XBPS_BINPKG_EXISTS=1 XBPS_DEPENDS_CHAIN="$XBPS_DEPENDS_CHAIN, $sourcepkg(${cross:-host})" \
             $XBPS_LIBEXECDIR/build.sh $sourcepkg $pkg $target $cross $cross_prepare || exit $?
         ) || exit $?
@@ -417,6 +419,8 @@ install_pkg_deps() {
             fi
         fi
         setup_pkg $curpkgdepname $cross
+        # do not check when building dependencies, except for "full" (-K)
+        [ "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" == full ] || unset XBPS_CHECK_PKGS
         exec env XBPS_DEPENDENCY=1 XBPS_BINPKG_EXISTS=1 XBPS_DEPENDS_CHAIN="$XBPS_DEPENDS_CHAIN, $sourcepkg(${cross:-host})" \
             $XBPS_LIBEXECDIR/build.sh $sourcepkg $pkg $target $cross $cross_prepare || exit $?
         ) || exit $?