diff --git a/deps.zig b/deps.zig
index 3ade91cf86ef1bd63da1f1a63577b879fd45ff99..8a23baad23e93d53a3001f5fcddc9dd408a7573a 100644
--- a/deps.zig
+++ b/deps.zig
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ pub fn addAllTo(exe: *std.build.LibExeObjStep) void {
             exe.addCSourceFile(@field(dirs, decl.name) ++ "/" ++ item, pkg.c_source_flags);
             llc = true;
         }
+        vcpkg = vcpkg or pkg.vcpkg;
     }
     if (llc) exe.linkLibC();
     if (builtin.os.tag == .windows and vcpkg) exe.addVcpkgPaths(.static) catch |err| @panic(@errorName(err));
diff --git a/src/cmd/fetch.zig b/src/cmd/fetch.zig
index 9faa35a771a32e2e23cf01da1fb4561cf7578a81..5b06a5215230abda735d0f4d85e44c86f185c306 100644
--- a/src/cmd/fetch.zig
+++ b/src/cmd/fetch.zig
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ pub fn create_depszig(cachepath: string, dir: std.fs.Dir, top_module: zigmod.Mod
         \\            exe.addCSourceFile(@field(dirs, decl.name) ++ "/" ++ item, pkg.c_source_flags);
         \\            llc = true;
         \\        }
+        \\        vcpkg = vcpkg or pkg.vcpkg;
         \\    }
         \\    if (llc) exe.linkLibC();
         \\    if (builtin.os.tag == .windows and vcpkg) exe.addVcpkgPaths(.static) catch |err| @panic(@errorName(err));