diff --git a/scripts/projects.py b/scripts/projects.py
index 5b20250e..a02c548a 100644
--- a/scripts/projects.py
+++ b/scripts/projects.py
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ class Build(object):
             default=False, help='Output debug information to stderr')
         parser.add_argument('--dry-run', '-n', action='store_true',
             default=False, help='Don\'t build anything, just print what would be done.')
+        parser.add_argument('--build-order', '-O', action='store_true',
+            default=False, help='Don\'t build anything, just print the build order.')
         parser.add_argument('--ignore-deps', '-I', action='store_true',
             default=False, help='Don\'t build dependencies, i.e. build only modules specified on the command line')
         parser.add_argument('target', default='all', help='Build target')
@@ -221,7 +223,7 @@ class Build(object):
             exclude += " " + env_exclude
 
         # -- build
-        if target != 'order':
+        if target != 'order' and not args.build_order:
             print("calculating order for modules ... ")
         order = []
 
@@ -234,7 +236,7 @@ class Build(object):
         if args.ignore_deps:
             order = [m for m in order if m in args.modules]
         order = [m for m in order if m not in exclude]
-        if target == 'order':
+        if target == 'order' or args.build_order:
             print(' '.join(order))
             exit(0)