diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
index 7180dc7fde..0a483201f1 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ class FormulaInstaller
   def install_requirement_default_formula?(req, dependent, build)
     return false unless req.default_formula?
     return true unless req.satisfied?
-    return false if req.tags.include?(:run)
+    return false if req.run?
     install_bottle_for?(dependent, build) || build_bottle?
   end