diff --git a/macros.octave b/macros.octave
index 5504880..180cf70 100644
--- a/macros.octave
+++ b/macros.octave
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ fi \
 # octave can find the package, then remove 'octave_packages' again, and re-strip
 # any shared objects.
 %octave_pkg_check \
-%octave_cmd pkg("prefix","%{buildroot}%{octprefix}","%{buildroot}%{octarchprefix}");pkg("global_list",fullfile("%{buildroot}%{octshareprefix}","octave_packages"));pkg("local_list",fullfile("%{buildroot}%{octshareprefix}","octave_packages"));pkg("install","-nodeps","-verbose","%{_builddir}/%{buildsubdir}/build/%{octpkg}-%{version}-%{octave_tar_suffix}.tar.gz");pkg("load","%{octpkg}");runtests("%{buildroot}%{octpkgdir}");unlink(pkg("local_list"));unlink(pkg("global_list")); \
+%octave_cmd pkg("prefix","%{buildroot}%{octprefix}","%{buildroot}%{octarchprefix}");pkg("local_list",fullfile("%{buildroot}%{octshareprefix}","octave_packages"));pkg("list");pkg("install","-verbose","%{_builddir}/%{buildsubdir}/build/%{octpkg}-%{version}-%{octave_tar_suffix}.tar.gz");pkg("load","%{octpkg}");pkg("list");runtests("%{buildroot}%{octpkgdir}");unlink(pkg("local_list")); \
 /usr/lib/rpm/brp-strip-shared %{__strip} \
 %{nil}
 
diff --git a/octave.spec b/octave.spec
index acb9dc5..8b0b2bd 100644
--- a/octave.spec
+++ b/octave.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 Name:           octave
 Epoch:          6
 Version:        4.2.2
-Release:        4%{?rcver:.rc%{rcver}}%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?rcver:.rc%{rcver}}%{?dist}
 Summary:        A high-level language for numerical computations
 License:        GPLv3+
 URL:            http://www.octave.org
@@ -445,6 +445,9 @@ fi
 %{_pkgdocdir}/refcard*.pdf
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jun 28 2018 Colin B. Macdonald <cbm@m.fsf.org> - 6:4.2.2-5
+- macros: support dependencies in octave_pkg_check
+
 * Thu Jun 21 2018 Orion Poplawski <orion@nwra.com> - 6:4.2.2-4
 - Add patch to fix crash with Ctrl-D (bug #1589460)