diff --git a/scripts/build.py b/scripts/build.py
index 922aceed..185db08b 100644
--- a/scripts/build.py
+++ b/scripts/build.py
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ parser.add_argument('--base', '-b', nargs='?', default=proj_base, help='Project
 parser.add_argument('--exclude', default='', help='Space seperated ist of modules to be excluded from build')
 parser.add_argument('--debug', '-d', action='store_true',
     default=False, help='Output debug information to stderr')
+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')
 parser.add_argument('modules', nargs='+', default='', help='Modules to be built')
 
@@ -151,7 +153,10 @@ if len(env_exclude):
 if target != 'order':
     print("calculating order for modules: " + ' '.join(modules))
 order = []
-calculate_order(order, modules, glob_prereq_type)
+if args.ignore_deps:
+    order = args.modules
+else:
+    calculate_order(order, modules, glob_prereq_type)
 order = [m for m in order if m not in exclude]
 if target == 'order':
     print(' '.join(order))