diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index fae4719..55eee82 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ To see all the flags the proxied tool accepts run `cargo-{} -- --help`.{}",
 
 pub fn run(tool: Tool, matches: ArgMatches) -> Result<i32> {
     let mut metadata_command = MetadataCommand::new();
+    metadata_command.no_deps();
     if tool.needs_build() {
         if let Some(features) = matches.get_many::<String>("features") {
             metadata_command.features(CargoOpt::SomeFeatures(