diff --git a/packages/build.py b/packages/build.py
index 2b82dd9..602dfe9 100644
--- a/packages/build.py
+++ b/packages/build.py
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ def build_package(
     else:
         logging.info(f'Host-compiling {package.path}')
         build_root = target_chroot
-        makepkg_compile_opts += ['--syncdeps']
+        makepkg_compile_opts += ['--nodeps' if package.nodeps else '--syncdeps']
         env = deepcopy(get_makepkg_env(arch))
         if foreign_arch and enable_crossdirect and package.name not in CROSSDIRECT_PKGS:
             env['PATH'] = f"/native/usr/lib/crossdirect/{arch}:{env['PATH']}"