diff --git a/setup-dev.sh b/setup-dev.sh
index ed7c24e15..5d02ab8a7 100755
--- a/setup-dev.sh
+++ b/setup-dev.sh
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
 EOF
 
     sudo pacman -Syu --noconfirm || true
-    sudo pacman -S --noconfirm \
+    sudo pacman -S --needed --noconfirm \
         nasm \
         gcc \
         glibc-debug \
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index a4b4fa1c5..c69371f6d 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ install_emerge() {
 
 install_pacman() {
     sudo pacman -Syy --noconfirm || true
-    sudo pacman -S --noconfirm git gdb python python-pip python-capstone python-unicorn python-pycparser python-psutil python-ptrace python-pyelftools python-six python-pygments which debuginfod
+    sudo pacman -S --needed --noconfirm git gdb python python-pip python-capstone python-unicorn python-pycparser python-psutil python-ptrace python-pyelftools python-six python-pygments which debuginfod
     if ! grep -q "^set debuginfod enabled on" ~/.gdbinit; then
         echo "set debuginfod enabled on" >> ~/.gdbinit
     fi