diff --git a/winbuild/build_prepare.py b/winbuild/build_prepare.py
index 0b4614b3711..3c02bcc8a62 100644
--- a/winbuild/build_prepare.py
+++ b/winbuild/build_prepare.py
@@ -539,10 +539,11 @@ def build_env(prefs: dict[str, str], verbose: bool) -> None:
     write_script("build_env.cmd", lines, prefs, verbose)
 
 
-def build_dep(name: str, prefs, verbose: bool, depends_dir: str) -> str:
+def build_dep(name: str, prefs: dict[str, str], verbose: bool) -> str:
     dep = DEPS[name]
     dir = dep["dir"]
     file = f"build_dep_{name}.cmd"
+    depends_dir = prefs["depends_dir"]
     license_dir = prefs["license_dir"]
     sources_dir = prefs["src_dir"]
 
@@ -591,12 +592,7 @@ def build_dep(name: str, prefs, verbose: bool, depends_dir: str) -> str:
     return file
 
 
-def build_dep_all(
-    disabled: list,
-    prefs: dict[str, str],
-    verbose: bool,
-    depends_dir: str,
-) -> None:
+def build_dep_all(disabled: list[str], prefs: dict[str, str], verbose: bool) -> None:
     lines = [r'call "{build_dir}\build_env.cmd"']
     gha_groups = "GITHUB_ACTIONS" in os.environ
     for dep_name in DEPS:
@@ -604,7 +600,7 @@ def build_dep_all(
         if dep_name in disabled:
             print(f"Skipping disabled dependency {dep_name}")
             continue
-        script = build_dep(dep_name, prefs, verbose, depends_dir)
+        script = build_dep(dep_name, prefs, verbose)
         if gha_groups:
             lines.append(f"@echo ::group::Running {script}")
         lines.append(rf'cmd.exe /c "{{build_dir}}\{script}"')
@@ -729,6 +725,7 @@ def main() -> None:
         # Build paths
         "bin_dir": bin_dir,
         "build_dir": args.build_dir,
+        "depends_dir": args.depends_dir,
         "inc_dir": inc_dir,
         "lib_dir": lib_dir,
         "license_dir": license_dir,
@@ -747,7 +744,7 @@ def main() -> None:
 
     write_script(".gitignore", ["*"], prefs, args.verbose)
     build_env(prefs, args.verbose)
-    build_dep_all(disabled, prefs, args.verbose, args.depends_dir)
+    build_dep_all(disabled, prefs, args.verbose)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":