diff --git a/build-all.sh b/build-all.sh
index c0bff918a..41816be5e 100755
--- a/build-all.sh
+++ b/build-all.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ for package in `cat $BUILDORDER_FILE`; do
 
 	echo -n "Building $package... "
 	BUILD_START=`date "+%s"`
-	bash -x $BUILDSCRIPT $package > $TERMUX_TOPDIR/_buildall/${package}.out 2> $TERMUX_TOPDIR/_buildall/${package}.err
+	bash -x $BUILDSCRIPT -s $package > $TERMUX_TOPDIR/_buildall/${package}.out 2> $TERMUX_TOPDIR/_buildall/${package}.err
 	BUILD_END=`date "+%s"`
 	BUILD_SECONDS=$(( $BUILD_END - $BUILD_START ))
 	echo "done in $BUILD_SECONDS"
diff --git a/build-package.sh b/build-package.sh
index 8dfbd1b27..1eda2eeda 100755
--- a/build-package.sh
+++ b/build-package.sh
@@ -12,15 +12,17 @@ show_usage () {
     echo "  -a The architecture to build for: aarch64(default), arm, i686, x86_64 or all."
     echo "  -d Build with debug symbols."
     echo "  -D Build a disabled package in disabled-packages/."
+    echo "  -s Skip dependency check."
     exit 1
 }
-while getopts :a:hdD option
+while getopts :a:hdDs option
 do
     case "$option" in
         a) TERMUX_ARCH="$OPTARG";;
         h) show_usage;;
         d) TERMUX_DEBUG=true;;
         D) TERMUX_IS_DISABLED=true;;
+        s) export TERMUX_SKIP_DEPCHECK=true;;
         ?) echo "./build-package.sh: illegal option -$OPTARG"; exit 1;;
     esac
 done
@@ -567,6 +569,15 @@ if [ -n "${TERMUX_PKG_BLACKLISTED_ARCHES:=""}" -a "$TERMUX_PKG_BLACKLISTED_ARCHE
 	exit 0
 fi
 
+if [ -z "${TERMUX_SKIP_DEPCHECK:=""}" ]; then
+	for p in `./scripts/buildorder.py $TERMUX_PKG_NAME`; do
+		if [ "$p" != "$TERMUX_PKG_NAME" ]; then
+			echo "Building dependency $p if necessary..."
+			./build-package.sh -s $p
+		fi
+	done
+fi
+
 # Compute full version:
 TERMUX_PKG_FULLVERSION=$TERMUX_PKG_VERSION
 if [ "$TERMUX_PKG_BUILD_REVISION" != "0" -o "$TERMUX_PKG_FULLVERSION" != "${TERMUX_PKG_FULLVERSION/-/}" ]; then