diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index 372dae4..e0d726b 100755
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ sanitycheck() {
 	[ -z "$pkgname" ] && die "Missing pkgname in APKBUILD"
 	[ -z "${pkgname##* *}" ] && die "pkgname contains spaces"
 	[ -z "$pkgver" ] && die "Missing pkgver in APKBUILD"
-	if [ "$pkgver" != "volatile" ]; then
+	if [ "$pkgver" != "volatile" ] && [ -z "$nodeps" ]; then
 		apk version --check -q "$pkgver" ||\
 			die "$pkgver is not a valid version"
 	fi