diff --git a/src/logic/slbt_exec_compile.c b/src/logic/slbt_exec_compile.c
index dcfdf29..ec19c22 100644
--- a/src/logic/slbt_exec_compile.c
+++ b/src/logic/slbt_exec_compile.c
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ int  slbt_exec_compile(
 	struct slbt_exec_ctx *	actx = 0;
 	const struct slbt_source_version * verinfo;
 
+	/* dry run */
+	if (dctx->cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_DRY_RUN)
+		return 0;
+
 	/* context */
 	if (ectx)
 		slbt_reset_placeholders(ectx);
diff --git a/src/logic/slbt_exec_execute.c b/src/logic/slbt_exec_execute.c
index 04fec87..7df18b2 100644
--- a/src/logic/slbt_exec_execute.c
+++ b/src/logic/slbt_exec_execute.c
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ int  slbt_exec_execute(
 	char			wrapper[PATH_MAX];
 	struct slbt_exec_ctx *	actx = 0;
 
+	/* dry run */
+	if (dctx->cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_DRY_RUN)
+		return 0;
+
 	/* context */
 	if (ectx)
 		slbt_disable_placeholders(ectx);
diff --git a/src/logic/slbt_exec_install.c b/src/logic/slbt_exec_install.c
index 66cf7f0..1546109 100644
--- a/src/logic/slbt_exec_install.c
+++ b/src/logic/slbt_exec_install.c
@@ -454,6 +454,10 @@ int slbt_exec_install(
 	char				dstdir[PATH_MAX];
 	const struct argv_option *	options = slbt_install_options;
 
+	/* dry run */
+	if (dctx->cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_DRY_RUN)
+		return 0;
+
 	/* context */
 	if (ectx)
 		actx = 0;
diff --git a/src/logic/slbt_exec_link.c b/src/logic/slbt_exec_link.c
index cbd5c6f..5538d6d 100644
--- a/src/logic/slbt_exec_link.c
+++ b/src/logic/slbt_exec_link.c
@@ -1011,6 +1011,10 @@ int slbt_exec_link(
 	char			arname[PATH_MAX];
 	const struct slbt_source_version * verinfo;
 
+	/* dry run */
+	if (dctx->cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_DRY_RUN)
+		return 0;
+
 	/* libfoo.so.x.y.z */
 	if ((size_t)snprintf(soxyz,sizeof(soxyz),"%s%s%s.%d.%d.%d",
 				dctx->cctx->settings.dsoprefix,