diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index 8551f99..6570abe 100755
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -807,10 +807,10 @@ builddeps() {
 	local filtered_deps=
 	[ -n "$nodeps" ] && return 0
 	msg "Analyzing dependencies..."
-	deps="$BUILD_BASE $makedepends"
 
-	# add depends unless it is a subpackage
-	for i in $depends; do
+	# add depends unless it is a subpackage or package itself
+	for i in $BUILD_BASE $depends $makedepends; do
+		[ "$pkgname" = "${i%%[<>=]*}" ] && continue
 		subpackages_has ${i%%[<>=]*} || deps="$deps $i"
 	done