diff --git a/cmd/helm/dependency_build.go b/cmd/helm/dependency_build.go
index 4e87684ce..a0b63f038 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/dependency_build.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/dependency_build.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ func newDependencyBuildCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 				Out:              out,
 				ChartPath:        chartpath,
 				Keyring:          client.Keyring,
+				SkipUpdate:       client.SkipRefresh,
 				Getters:          getter.All(settings),
 				RepositoryConfig: settings.RepositoryConfig,
 				RepositoryCache:  settings.RepositoryCache,
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ func newDependencyBuildCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	f := cmd.Flags()
 	f.BoolVar(&client.Verify, "verify", false, "verify the packages against signatures")
 	f.StringVar(&client.Keyring, "keyring", defaultKeyring(), "keyring containing public keys")
+	f.BoolVar(&client.SkipRefresh, "skip-refresh", false, "do not refresh the local repository cache")
 
 	return cmd
 }