diff --git a/scripts/build_mt b/scripts/build_mt
index 5e3dbfc436..d7b35168df 100755
--- a/scripts/build_mt
+++ b/scripts/build_mt
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 . config/options ""
 . config/multithread
 
+${SCRIPTS}/checkdeps
+
 # Setup both toolchain cmake configs to avoid potentially racy behaviour later.
 # Use a fork for host to isolate any variable modifications.
 ( setup_toolchain host )