diff --git a/sau/gentoo.py b/sau/gentoo.py
index d6101d9..da73c68 100644
--- a/sau/gentoo.py
+++ b/sau/gentoo.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def get_eclasses(atom):
     return eclasses
 
 def get_dependencies(atom):
-    cmd=[ EQUERY_PATH, '-q', 'd', '-F', '$cp', name ]
+    cmd=[ EQUERY_PATH, '-q', 'd', '-F', '$cp', atom ]
     ret, out, err = sau.helpers.exec_cmd(cmd)
     dependencies = [l.strip() for l in out.splitlines()]
     return dependencies