diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index 35584d1..beb8e57 100755
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -1588,6 +1588,12 @@ builddeps() {
 		# ignore if dependency is in other repo
 		[ -d "$dir" ] || continue
 
+		# check if dep is blacklisted
+		if list_has $pkg $ABUILD_BLACKLIST; then
+			error "$pkg is blacklisted"
+			return 1
+		fi
+
 		# break circular deps
 		list_has $pkg $ABUILD_VISITED && continue
 		export ABUILD_VISITED="$ABUILD_VISITED $pkg"