diff --git a/abuild b/abuild
index b6551cb..e465427 100755
--- a/abuild
+++ b/abuild
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ builddeps() {
 	local dep pkg
 	for dep in $depends $makedepends; do
 		[ -z "$upgrade" ] && apk_info -e $dep && continue
-		[ -z "$recursive" ] && die "Missing dependency $dep. Use -r to build recursively"
+		[ -z "$recursive" ] && die "Missing dependency $dep. Use -r or -u to build recursively"
 		pkg=$(find_aport $dep) 
 		if [ -z "$pkg" ]; then
 			# try install from system repo as fallback