diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# 0.4.3.1 (2020-09-24)
+- 'deps' and 'rdeps': --exclude option to ignore a "broken" neighboring package
+
 # 0.4.3 (2020-09-18)
 - 'deps' and 'rdeps' can now take --ignore-BR options
   (provided through depsPackages and new createGraph''')
diff --git a/rpmbuild-order.cabal b/rpmbuild-order.cabal
--- a/rpmbuild-order.cabal
+++ b/rpmbuild-order.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:             rpmbuild-order
-Version:          0.4.3
+Version:          0.4.3.1
 License:          BSD3
 License-File:     LICENSE
 Author:           Henning Thielemann <haskell@henning-thielemann.de>,
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@
                    GHC == 7.10.3, GHC == 8.0.2, GHC == 8.2.2,
                    GHC == 8.4.4, GHC == 8.6.5, GHC == 8.8.4,
                    GHC == 8.10.2
-Cabal-Version:     >=1.10
+Cabal-Version:     1.18
 Build-Type:        Simple
-Extra-source-files: README.md TODO ChangeLog.md rpmbuild-order.1
+Extra-doc-files:    README.md TODO ChangeLog.md
+Extra-source-files: rpmbuild-order.1
                     test/pkgs/A/A.spec
                     test/pkgs/B/B.spec
                     test/pkgs/C/C.spec
diff --git a/src/Main.hs b/src/Main.hs
--- a/src/Main.hs
+++ b/src/Main.hs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import Control.Monad.Extra
 import Data.Graph.Inductive.Query.DFS (components)
 import Data.List (intercalate)
+import Data.List.Extra (dropSuffix)
 
 #if !MIN_VERSION_simple_cmd_args(0,1,4)
 import Options.Applicative (str)
@@ -39,9 +40,9 @@
   [ Subcommand "sort" "sort packages" $
     sortPackages <$> rpmOpts <*> verboseOpt <*> lenientOpt <*> componentsOpt <*> subdirOpt <*> pkgArgs
   , Subcommand "deps" "sort dependencies" $
-    depsPackages False <$> rpmOpts <*> verboseOpt <*> ignoredBRopts <*> lenientOpt <*> combineOpt <*> subdirOpt <*> pkgArgs
+    depsPackages False <$> rpmOpts <*> verboseOpt <*> excludeOpts <*> ignoredBRopts <*> lenientOpt <*> combineOpt <*> subdirOpt <*> pkgArgs
   , Subcommand "rdeps" "sort dependents" $
-    depsPackages True <$> rpmOpts <*> verboseOpt <*> ignoredBRopts <*> lenientOpt <*> combineOpt <*> subdirOpt <*> pkgArgs
+    depsPackages True <$> rpmOpts <*> verboseOpt <*> excludeOpts <*> ignoredBRopts <*> lenientOpt <*> combineOpt <*> subdirOpt <*> pkgArgs
   , Subcommand "layers" "ordered output suitable for a chain-build" $
     layerPackages <$> rpmOpts <*> verboseOpt <*> lenientOpt <*> combineOpt <*> subdirOpt <*> pkgArgs
   , Subcommand "chain" "ordered output suitable for a chain-build" $
@@ -63,16 +64,17 @@
       flagWith Parallel Combine 'c' "combine" "Combine connected and independent packages"
     rpmOpts = many (strOptionWith 'r' "rpmopt" "RPMOPT" "Option for rpmspec")
     ignoredBRopts = many (strOptionWith 'I' "ignore-BR" "PKG" "BuildRequires to exclude from graph")
+    excludeOpts = many (dropSuffix "/" <$> strOptionWith 'x' "exclude" "PKG" "Package dirs to exclude from graph")
 
 sortPackages :: [String] -> Bool -> Bool -> Components -> Maybe FilePath -> [FilePath] -> IO ()
 sortPackages rpmopts verbose lenient opts mdir pkgs = do
   createGraph'' rpmopts verbose lenient True mdir pkgs >>= sortGraph opts
 
-depsPackages :: Bool -> [String] -> Bool-> [String]  -> Bool ->  Bool -> Maybe FilePath -> [FilePath] -> IO ()
-depsPackages rev rpmopts verbose ignoredBRs lenient parallel mdir pkgs = do
+depsPackages :: Bool -> [String] -> Bool-> [String] -> [String] -> Bool ->  Bool -> Maybe FilePath -> [FilePath] -> IO ()
+depsPackages rev rpmopts verbose excludedPkgs ignoredBRs lenient parallel mdir pkgs = do
   unlessM (and <$> mapM doesDirectoryExist pkgs) $
     error "Please use package directory paths"
-  listDirectory "." >>=
+  filter (`notElem` excludedPkgs) <$> listDirectory "." >>=
     -- filter out dotfiles
     createGraph''' ignoredBRs rpmopts verbose lenient (not rev) mdir . filter ((/= '.') . head) >>=
     createGraph'' rpmopts verbose lenient True mdir . dependencyNodes pkgs >>=