diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/fetch.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/fetch.rb
index 4d68457bde..0785483b08 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/fetch.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/fetch.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ module Homebrew
     args = fetch_args.parse
 
     bucket = if args.deps?
-      args.named.to_formulae_and_casks.flat_map do |formula_or_cask|
+      args.named.to_formulae_and_casks(prefer_loading_from_api: true).flat_map do |formula_or_cask|
         case formula_or_cask
         when Formula
           f = formula_or_cask
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ module Homebrew
         end
       end
     else
-      args.named.to_formulae_and_casks
+      args.named.to_formulae_and_casks(prefer_loading_from_api: true)
     end.uniq
 
     puts "Fetching: #{bucket * ", "}" if bucket.size > 1