diff --git a/src/cmd/fetch.zig b/src/cmd/fetch.zig
index 93bca572afae180dc8e12500660943dc424ebf86..273681badc2d8e4f5a5d340f9f6c7747a7cb2bca 100644
--- a/src/cmd/fetch.zig
+++ b/src/cmd/fetch.zig
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ const known_folders = @import("known-folders");
 const u = @import("./../util/index.zig");
 const common = @import("./../common.zig");
 
+const root = @import("root");
+const build_options = if (@hasDecl(root, "build_options")) root.build_options else struct {};
+const bootstrap = if (@hasDecl(build_options, "bootstrap")) build_options.bootstrap else false;
+
 //
 //
 
@@ -25,6 +29,8 @@ pub fn execute(args: [][]u8) !void {
 
     try create_depszig(dir, top_module, list);
 
+    if (bootstrap) return;
+
     try create_lockfile(list, dir);
 }