diff --git a/scripts/setup-archlinux.sh b/scripts/setup-archlinux.sh
index e0d0faff96..ef87a5cb8d 100755
--- a/scripts/setup-archlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup-archlinux.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ if [ "$(id -u)" = "0" ]; then
 else
 	SUDO="sudo"
 fi
-$SUDO pacman -Syq --noconfirm $PACKAGES
+$SUDO pacman -Syq --needed --noconfirm $PACKAGES
 
 . $(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")/properties.sh
 $SUDO mkdir -p $TERMUX_PREFIX