diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 6739a4cf224..ea06743394d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ struct ClippyCmd {
     unstable_options: bool,
     cargo_subcommand: &'static str,
     args: Vec<String>,
-    clippy_args: String,
+    clippy_args: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 impl ClippyCmd {
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ impl ClippyCmd {
             args.insert(0, "+nightly".to_string());
         }
 
-        let clippy_args: String = old_args.map(|arg| format!("{}__CLIPPY_HACKERY__", arg)).collect();
+        let mut clippy_args: Vec<String> = old_args.collect();
+        if cargo_subcommand == "fix" && !clippy_args.iter().any(|arg| arg == "--no-deps") {
+            clippy_args.push("--no-deps".into());
+        }
 
         ClippyCmd {
             unstable_options,
@@ -147,10 +150,15 @@ impl ClippyCmd {
 
     fn into_std_cmd(self) -> Command {
         let mut cmd = Command::new("cargo");
+        let clippy_args: String = self
+            .clippy_args
+            .iter()
+            .map(|arg| format!("{}__CLIPPY_HACKERY__", arg))
+            .collect();
 
         cmd.env(self.path_env(), Self::path())
             .envs(ClippyCmd::target_dir())
-            .env("CLIPPY_ARGS", self.clippy_args)
+            .env("CLIPPY_ARGS", clippy_args)
             .arg(self.cargo_subcommand)
             .args(&self.args);
 
@@ -201,6 +209,24 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(cmd.args.iter().any(|arg| arg.ends_with("unstable-options")));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn fix_implies_no_deps() {
+        let args = "cargo clippy --fix -Zunstable-options"
+            .split_whitespace()
+            .map(ToString::to_string);
+        let cmd = ClippyCmd::new(args);
+        assert!(cmd.clippy_args.iter().any(|arg| arg == "--no-deps"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn no_deps_not_duplicated_with_fix() {
+        let args = "cargo clippy --fix -Zunstable-options -- --no-deps"
+            .split_whitespace()
+            .map(ToString::to_string);
+        let cmd = ClippyCmd::new(args);
+        assert_eq!(cmd.clippy_args.iter().filter(|arg| *arg == "--no-deps").count(), 1);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn check() {
         let args = "cargo clippy".split_whitespace().map(ToString::to_string);