diff --git a/tool/run/depot.inc b/tool/run/depot.inc
index 3c59d6985..10d1556b3 100644
--- a/tool/run/depot.inc
+++ b/tool/run/depot.inc
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ proc _depot_auto_update { archives } {
 
 	set    cmd "[genode_dir]/tool/depot/create $archives_to_create "
 	append cmd "CROSS_DEV_PREFIX=[cross_dev_prefix] "
+	append cmd "DEPOT_DIR=[depot_dir] "
 	append cmd "UPDATE_VERSIONS=1 FORCE=1 REBUILD= "
 
 	set make_j_arg ""