diff --git a/Leanpkg2/Build.lean b/Leanpkg2/Build.lean
index 02a52b65f1..acabad4092 100644
--- a/Leanpkg2/Build.lean
+++ b/Leanpkg2/Build.lean
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ def mkBuildConfig
 : BuildConfig := {
   leanArgs,
   module := pkg.module
-  leanPath := SearchPath.toString <| deps.map (·.buildDir)
-  moreDeps := deps.filter (·.dir != pkg.dir) |>.map (·.oleanRoot)
+  leanPath := SearchPath.toString <| pkg.buildDir :: deps.map (·.buildDir)
+  moreDeps := deps.map (·.oleanRoot)
 }
 
 structure BuildContext extends BuildConfig where
@@ -127,11 +127,10 @@ def buildPkg (pkg : Package) (deps : List Package) (makeArgs leanArgs : List Str
 def buildDeps (pkg : Package) (makeArgs leanArgs : List String := []) : IO (List Package) := do
   let deps ← solveDeps pkg
   for dep in deps do
-    unless dep.dir == pkg.dir do
-      -- build recursively
-      -- TODO: share build of common dependencies
-      let depDeps ← solveDeps dep
-      buildPkg dep depDeps makeArgs leanArgs
+    -- build recursively
+    -- TODO: share build of common dependencies
+    let depDeps ← solveDeps dep
+    buildPkg dep depDeps makeArgs leanArgs
   return deps
 
 def configure (pkg : Package) : IO Unit :=
@@ -140,8 +139,8 @@ def configure (pkg : Package) : IO Unit :=
 def printPaths (pkg : Package) (imports leanArgs : List String := []) : IO Unit := do
   let deps ← buildDeps pkg
   buildImports pkg deps imports leanArgs
-  IO.println <| SearchPath.toString <| deps.map (·.buildDir)
-  IO.println <| SearchPath.toString <| deps.map (·.sourceDir)
+  IO.println <| SearchPath.toString <| pkg.buildDir :: deps.map (·.buildDir)
+  IO.println <| SearchPath.toString <| pkg.sourceDir :: deps.map (·.sourceDir)
 
 def build (pkg : Package) (makeArgs leanArgs : List String := []) : IO Unit := do
   let deps ← buildDeps pkg (if makeArgs.contains "bin" then ["lib"] else [])
diff --git a/Leanpkg2/Make.lean b/Leanpkg2/Make.lean
index 55f164fc4e..5c23dc7f44 100644
--- a/Leanpkg2/Make.lean
+++ b/Leanpkg2/Make.lean
@@ -48,10 +48,9 @@ def execMake
     | none => []
   let leanmake := (← IO.appDir) / "leanmake"
   let leanOptsStr := " ".intercalate <| timeoutArgs ++ leanArgs
-  let leanPathStr := SearchPath.toString <| deps.map (·.buildDir)
+  let leanPathStr := SearchPath.toString <| pkg.buildDir :: deps.map (·.buildDir)
   let makeArgsStr := " ".intercalate makeArgs
-  let moreDepsStr := " ".intercalate $
-    deps.filter (·.dir.toString != pkg.dir) |>.map (·.oleanRoot.toString)
+  let moreDepsStr := " ".intercalate <| deps.map (·.oleanRoot.toString)
   let mut spawnArgs := {
     cmd := "sh"
     cwd := pkg.dir
diff --git a/Leanpkg2/Resolve.lean b/Leanpkg2/Resolve.lean
index 9dce9f2c15..ad809679ca 100644
--- a/Leanpkg2/Resolve.lean
+++ b/Leanpkg2/Resolve.lean
@@ -82,10 +82,8 @@ def solveDepsCore (pkg : Package) : (maxDepth : Nat) → Solver Unit
 /--
   Resolves the dependency tree for the given package,
   downloading and/or updating missing dependencies as necessary.
-
-  Note that resulting list of dependencies *will* include the given package.
 -/
 def solveDeps (pkg : Package) : IO (List Package) := do
   let solver := solveDepsCore pkg 1024
   let (_, assg) ← solver.run (Assignment.empty.insert pkg.name ⟨pkg.dir, pkg.config⟩)
-  assg.reverse.mapM (·.2)
+  assg.reverse.tail!.mapM (·.2)