diff --git a/lib/catalyst_stage4.sh b/lib/catalyst_stage4.sh
index 991bb05dad..e2b540a6d2 100644
--- a/lib/catalyst_stage4.sh
+++ b/lib/catalyst_stage4.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 source /tmp/chroot-functions.sh
 
 echo "Double checking everything is fresh and happy."
-run_merge -uDN world
+run_merge -uDN --with-bdeps=y world