diff --git a/script/linux b/script/linux
index 2431d22052..e2929133a1 100755
--- a/script/linux
+++ b/script/linux
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if [[ -n $pacman ]]; then
     fontconfig
     vulkan-validation-layers
   )
-  $maysudo "$pacman" -S --noconfirm "${deps[@]}"
+  $maysudo "$pacman" -S --needed --noconfirm "${deps[@]}"
   exit 0
 fi