diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 790a6a8..7bd4d02 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ install_deps() {
     # install all package dependencies
     grep -E 'depends' .SRCINFO | \
         sed -e 's/.*depends = //' -e 's/:.*//' | \
-        xargs yay -S --noconfirm
+        xargs yay -S --noconfirm --needed
 }
 
 case $target in