diff --git a/source/sysak.c b/source/sysak.c
index cf4f62080dc61c8c658d3c3c9235c90cf76934c0..67e0db5dd9fc11b365dba52e6695c72354d6aa8e 100644
--- a/source/sysak.c
+++ b/source/sysak.c
@@ -789,6 +789,8 @@ static int subcmd_parse(int argc, char *argv[])
     if (!strcmp(argv[0], "-d")) {
         only_download = true;
         pre_module = true;
+        btf_depend = true;
+        goto exec;
     }
 
     if (strstr(prev_dep, "btf") != NULL) {