diff --git a/src/rebar_prv_compile.erl b/src/rebar_prv_compile.erl
index f7adbe4b..7537b63c 100644
--- a/src/rebar_prv_compile.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_prv_compile.erl
@@ -40,13 +40,14 @@ do(State) ->
 
     Providers = rebar_state:providers(State),
     Deps = rebar_state:deps_to_build(State),
-    copy_and_build_apps(State, Providers, Deps),
+    CompiledDeps = copy_and_build_apps(State, Providers, Deps),
+    State0 = rebar_state:merge_all_deps(State, CompiledDeps),
 
     State1 = case IsDepsOnly of
                  true ->
-                     State;
+                     State0;
                  false ->
-                     handle_project_apps(Providers, State)
+                     handle_project_apps(Providers, State0)
              end,
 
     rebar_paths:set_paths([plugins], State1),
diff --git a/src/rebar_state.erl b/src/rebar_state.erl
index 2c1100e3..88686e12 100644
--- a/src/rebar_state.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_state.erl
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
          project_apps/1, project_apps/2,
          deps_to_build/1, deps_to_build/2,
          all_plugin_deps/1, all_plugin_deps/2, update_all_plugin_deps/2,
-         all_deps/1, all_deps/2, update_all_deps/2,
+         all_deps/1, all_deps/2, update_all_deps/2, merge_all_deps/2,
          namespace/1, namespace/2,
 
          deps_names/1,
@@ -354,6 +354,9 @@ update_all_plugin_deps(State=#state_t{all_plugin_deps=Apps}, NewApps) ->
 update_all_deps(State=#state_t{all_deps=Apps}, NewApps) ->
     State#state_t{all_deps=Apps++NewApps}.
 
+merge_all_deps(State=#state_t{all_deps=Apps}, UpdatedApps) when is_list(UpdatedApps) ->
+    State#state_t{all_deps=lists:ukeymerge(2, lists:keysort(2, UpdatedApps), lists:keysort(2, Apps))}.
+
 namespace(#state_t{namespace=Namespace}) ->
     Namespace.