diff --git a/abuild b/abuild
index 6bd6d51..9ba712c 100755
--- a/abuild
+++ b/abuild
@@ -478,11 +478,6 @@ builddeps() {
 		# i = pkg:dir
 		local dir=${i#*:}
 		local pkg=${i%:*}
-
-		# break circular deps
-		[ $(realpath "$dir") = $(realpath "${APKBUILD%/*}") ] \
-			&& continue
-
 		msg "Entering $dir"
 		cd "$dir" || return 1
 		$0 -i $pkg || return 1