diff --git a/include/slibtool/slibtool.h b/include/slibtool/slibtool.h
index edc24e5..0b62be5 100644
--- a/include/slibtool/slibtool.h
+++ b/include/slibtool/slibtool.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define SLBT_DRIVER_CONFIG		0x0040
 #define SLBT_DRIVER_DEBUG		0x0080
 #define SLBT_DRIVER_FEATURES		0x0100
+#define SLBT_DRIVER_DEPS		0x0200
 
 /* execution modes */
 enum slbt_mode {
diff --git a/src/driver/slbt_driver_ctx.c b/src/driver/slbt_driver_ctx.c
index 319678b..0e07c12 100644
--- a/src/driver/slbt_driver_ctx.c
+++ b/src/driver/slbt_driver_ctx.c
@@ -185,6 +185,11 @@ int slbt_get_driver_ctx(
 					else if (!strcmp("none",entry->arg))
 						cctx.tag = SLBT_WARNING_LEVEL_NONE;
 					break;
+
+				case TAG_DEPS:
+					cctx.drvflags |= SLBT_DRIVER_DEPS;
+					break;
+
 			}
 		} else
 			nunits++;