diff --git a/bin/asdf-builder b/bin/asdf-builder
index d99af889d01ca712db2121f00369522d6d9f41dd..60d281ba384e5f0fcfbaeca3137a0b60244fcdd6 100755
--- a/bin/asdf-builder
+++ b/bin/asdf-builder
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
                (system-source-directory sys)
                :want-absolute t :want-directory t))
          (components
-           (asdf::operated-components
+           (asdf::required-components
             sys :other-systems nil
             :goal-operation 'load-op
             :keep-operation 'load-op