diff --git a/stage0/src/shell/lean.cpp b/stage0/src/shell/lean.cpp
index 7bbd8eb08c..d21fdadf2f 100644
--- a/stage0/src/shell/lean.cpp
+++ b/stage0/src/shell/lean.cpp
@@ -628,6 +628,10 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
             contents.erase(0, end_line_pos);
         }
 
+        // Temporary HACK until we add support for `--deps` using the new frontend
+        if (only_deps)
+            new_frontend = false;
+
         bool ok = true;
         if (new_frontend) {
             pair_ref<environment, messages> r = run_new_frontend(env, contents, opts, mod_fn);