diff --git a/pkg/downloader/manager.go b/pkg/downloader/manager.go
index 503452a80..1213c48a0 100644
--- a/pkg/downloader/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/downloader/manager.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func (m *Manager) Build(recursive bool) error {
 // recursively and perform the update.
 func (m *Manager) Update(recursive bool) error {
 	if recursive {
-		depChartPaths, err := m.locateLocalDependencies(m.ChartPath, recursive)
+		depChartPaths, err := m.locateLocalDependencies(m.ChartPath, false)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			return err