diff --git a/mk/config.mk b/mk/config.mk
index 2267e5090..9e799e6f4 100644
--- a/mk/config.mk
+++ b/mk/config.mk
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ else ifeq ($(UNAME),Redox)
 	export CARGO_NET_GIT_FETCH_WITH_CLI=true
 # TODO: allow overriding to cross compiler toolchain when build server have one prebuilt
 	HOSTED_REDOX=1
+# Don't check for dependencies if you will be using Hosted Redox
+	SKIP_CHECK_TOOLS=1
 ifneq ($(shell which repo),)
 	REPO_BIN=repo
 endif
@@ -146,6 +148,8 @@ export RUST_COMPILER_RT_ROOT=$(ROOT)/rust/src/llvm-project/compiler-rt
 export TESTBIN?=
 RUNNING_IN_PODMAN=$(shell [ -f /run/.containerenv ] && echo 1 || echo 0)
 ifeq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
+# Don't check for dependencies if you will be using Podman
+SKIP_CHECK_TOOLS=1
 ifeq ($(RUNNING_IN_PODMAN),1)
 $(info Please unset PODMAN_BUILD=1 in .config!)
 endif
diff --git a/mk/depends.mk b/mk/depends.mk
index e3643316f..d46a9542f 100644
--- a/mk/depends.mk
+++ b/mk/depends.mk
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 # Configuration file for the build system dependencies
 
-# Don't check for dependencies if you will be using Podman
-ifneq ($(PODMAN_BUILD),1)
-# Don't check for dependencies if you will be using Hosted Redox
-ifneq ($(HOSTED_REDOX),1)
-
 # don't check for compile tools, used when tools are managed externally, like in nix or CI
 ifneq ($(SKIP_CHECK_TOOLS),1)
 ifeq ($(shell which rustup),)
@@ -20,6 +15,3 @@ ifeq ($(shell which just),)
 $(error 'just' not found, install from crates.io or from your package manager)
 endif
 endif
-
-endif
-endif