diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index a1d4fcb435..a404346037 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ if [ ! -f $STAMP ]; then
   printf "%${INDENT}c BUILD    $1\n" >&$SILENT_OUT
   export INDENT=$((${INDENT:-1}+$INDENT_SIZE))
 
+  for p in $PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS; do
+    $SCRIPTS/build $p
+  done
+
   if [ -f $PKG_DIR/build ]; then
     $PKG_DIR/build $@ >&$VERBOSE_OUT
     if [ "$DEBUG" = no ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index c5ea5583e3..a2c8546c08 100755
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -28,11 +28,14 @@ if [ -d $PKG_DIR/profile.d ]; then
 fi
 
 $SCRIPTS/build $@
-
 printf  "%${INDENT}c INSTALL  $1\n" >&$SILENT_OUT
 #dialog --infobox "%${INDENT}c INSTALL  $1\n" 15 40
 export INDENT=$((${INDENT:-1}+$INDENT_SIZE))
 
+for p in $PKG_DEPENDS; do
+  $SCRIPTS/install $p
+done
+
 if [ -f $PKG_DIR/install ]; then
   $PKG_DIR/install $@ >&$VERBOSE_OUT
 else