diff --git a/Mk/plugins.mk b/Mk/plugins.mk
index 5a8a08462..893ca64f2 100644
--- a/Mk/plugins.mk
+++ b/Mk/plugins.mk
@@ -201,7 +201,9 @@ PKGDIR?=${WRKDIR}/pkg
 package: check
 	@rm -rf ${WRKSRC}
 	@mkdir -p ${WRKSRC} ${PKGDIR}
+.if !empty(PLUGIN_DEPENDS)
 	@${PKG} install -yA ${PLUGIN_DEPENDS}
+.endif
 	@${MAKE} DESTDIR=${WRKSRC} FLAVOUR=${FLAVOUR} metadata
 	@${PKG} autoremove -y
 	@${MAKE} DESTDIR=${WRKSRC} FLAVOUR=${FLAVOUR} install