diff --git a/kiss b/kiss
index 5ceb248..4ab7c80 100755
--- a/kiss
+++ b/kiss
@@ -356,14 +356,16 @@ pkg_depends() {
     # Resolve all dependencies and generate an ordered list. The deepest
     # dependencies are listed first and then the parents in reverse order.
     contains "$deps" "$1" || {
-        pkg_list "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1 && return 0
         pkg_find "$1"
 
         # Recurse through the dependencies of the child packages.
         [ -f "$repo_dir/depends" ] && {
             while read -r dep _ || [ "$dep" ]; do
                 case $dep in
-                    [!\#]*) pkg_depends "$dep" ;;
+                    [!\#]*)
+                        pkg_list "$dep" >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
+                            pkg_depends "$dep"
+                    ;;
                 esac
             done < "$repo_dir/depends"
         }