diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
index 1e5d402ecc..4c2ec9d4b0 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,12 @@ class FormulaInstaller
     end
 
     unless ignore_deps
-      @f.recursive_deps.each do |dep|
-        FormulaInstaller.install_formula dep unless dep.installed?
+      needed_deps = @f.recursive_deps.reject {|d| d.installed?}
+      unless needed_deps.empty?
+        puts "Also installing dependencies: "+needed_deps*", "
+        needed_deps.each do |dep|
+          FormulaInstaller.install_formula dep
+        end
       end
       begin
         FormulaInstaller.check_external_deps @f