diff --git a/src/mods/clone.rs b/src/mods/clone.rs
index e1684fa..740dbe1 100644
--- a/src/mods/clone.rs
+++ b/src/mods/clone.rs
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ pub fn clone(noconfirm: bool, pkg: &str) {
         let install_result = Command::new("makepkg")
             .arg("-si")
             .arg("--noconfirm")
+            .arg("--needed")
             .status();
         match install_result {
             Ok(_) => {
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ pub fn clone(noconfirm: bool, pkg: &str) {
         sec(format!("Installing {} ...", pkg));
         let install_result = Command::new("makepkg")
             .arg("-si")
+            .arg("--needed")
             .status()
             .expect("Couldn't call makepkg");
         match install_result.code() {
diff --git a/src/mods/install.rs b/src/mods/install.rs
index 5f76e4e..1d86e80 100644
--- a/src/mods/install.rs
+++ b/src/mods/install.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pub fn install(noconfirm: bool, pkg: &str) {
         let result = Command::new("pacman")
             .arg("-Sy")
             .arg("--noconfirm")
+            .arg("--needed")
             .args(&pkgs)
             .status()
             .expect("Couldn't call pacman");
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ pub fn install(noconfirm: bool, pkg: &str) {
     } else {
         let result = Command::new("pacman")
             .arg("-Sy")
+            .arg("--needed")
             .args(&pkgs)
             .status()
             .expect("Couldn't call pacman");