diff --git a/mkarchroot b/mkarchroot
index b9c4fb5..cc92387 100755
--- a/mkarchroot
+++ b/mkarchroot
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ usage() {
 while getopts 'r:ufnhC:M:c:' arg; do
 	case "${arg}" in
 		r) RUN="$OPTARG" ;;
-		u) RUN='pacman -Syu --noconfirm' ;;
+		u) RUN='pacman -Syu --noconfirm; pacman -Qqu >/dev/null && pacman -Su --noconfirm' ;;
 		f) FORCE='y' ;;
 		C) pac_conf="$OPTARG" ;;
 		M) makepkg_conf="$OPTARG" ;;