diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index 3fe006a116..b0375cd051 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -1518,7 +1518,7 @@ class Formula
 
   # Returns a list of Dependency objects that are required at runtime.
   # @private
-  def runtime_dependencies(read_from_tab: true)
+  def runtime_dependencies(read_from_tab: true, undeclared: true)
     if read_from_tab &&
        (keg = opt_or_installed_prefix_keg) &&
        (tab_deps = keg.runtime_dependencies)
@@ -1529,6 +1529,7 @@ class Formula
       end.compact
     end
 
+    return declared_runtime_dependencies unless undeclared
     declared_runtime_dependencies | undeclared_runtime_dependencies
   end
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/linkage_checker.rb b/Library/Homebrew/linkage_checker.rb
index c7ba0a1709..d297ac215f 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/linkage_checker.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/linkage_checker.rb
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ class LinkageChecker
     declared_deps_names = declared_deps_full_names.map do |dep|
       dep.split("/").last
     end
-    recursive_deps = formula.declared_runtime_dependencies.map do |dep|
+    recursive_deps = formula.runtime_dependencies(undeclared: false)
+                            .map do |dep|
       begin
         dep.to_formula.name
       rescue FormulaUnavailableError