--- b/Mk/Scripts/depends-list.sh	
+++ b/Mk/Scripts/depends-list.sh	
@@ -54,6 +58,31 @@ if [ ${missing} -eq 1 ]; then
 	existing=$(${dp_PKG_INFO} -aoq|paste -d ' ' -s -)
 fi
 
+proc_flv() {
+	local f
+
+	d=${1}
+	case "${d}" in
+	*@*/*)
+		return 1 # Ignore @ in the path which would not be a flavor
+		;;
+	*@*)
+		f=${d##*@}
+		d=${d%@*}
+		;;
+	*)
+		return 1
+		;;
+	esac
+	if [ -f ${d}/Makefile ]; then
+		if [ -n ${f} ]; then
+			export FLAVOR=${f}
+		fi
+		return 0
+	fi
+	return 1
+}
+
 check_dep() {
 	local _dep wrkdir show_dep
 
@@ -65,24 +94,16 @@ check_dep() {
 		IFS=${myifs}
 
 		case "${2}" in
-		/*) d=${2} ;;
-		*) for overlay in ${dp_OVERLAYS} ${PORTSDIR}; do
-			d=${overlay}/${2}
-			f=
-			case "${d}" in
-			*@*/*) ;; # Ignore @ in the path which would not be a flavor
-			*@*)
-				f=${d##*@}
-				d=${d%@*}
-				;;
-			esac
-			if [ -f ${d}/Makefile ]; then
-				if [ -n $f ]; then
-					export FLAVOR=$f
+		/*)
+			proc_flv ${2} || true ;;
+		*)
+			for overlay in ${dp_OVERLAYS} ${PORTSDIR}; do
+				if proc_flv ${overlay}/${2}
+				then
+					break
 				fi
-				break
-			fi
-		done
+			done
+			;;
 		esac
 
 		if [ ${flavors} -eq 1 -a -n "${FLAVOR:-}" ]; then