diff --git a/src/dune_rules/dep_rules.ml b/src/dune_rules/dep_rules.ml
index e250d1049f2..e2265024a01 100644
--- a/src/dune_rules/dep_rules.ml
+++ b/src/dune_rules/dep_rules.ml
@@ -214,3 +214,7 @@ let rules ~obj_dir ~modules ~sandbox ~impl ~sctx ~dir =
       in
       Dep_graph.make ~dir ~per_module)
 ;;
+
+let deps_of ~obj_dir ~modules ~sandbox ~impl ~dir ~sctx module_ =
+  deps_of ~obj_dir ~modules ~sandbox ~impl ~dir ~sctx (Normal module_)
+;;
diff --git a/src/dune_rules/dep_rules.mli b/src/dune_rules/dep_rules.mli
index a83040db896..beda1182f26 100644
--- a/src/dune_rules/dep_rules.mli
+++ b/src/dune_rules/dep_rules.mli
@@ -27,3 +27,14 @@ val rules
   -> sctx:Super_context.t
   -> dir:Path.Build.t
   -> Dep_graph.Ml_kind.t Memo.t
+
+val deps_of
+  :  obj_dir:Path.Build.t Obj_dir.t
+  -> modules:Modules.With_vlib.t
+  -> sandbox:Sandbox_config.t
+  -> impl:Virtual_rules.t
+  -> dir:Path.Build.t
+  -> sctx:Super_context.t
+  -> Module.t
+  -> ml_kind:Ml_kind.t
+  -> Module.t list Action_builder.t Memo.t
diff --git a/src/dune_rules/melange/melange_rules.ml b/src/dune_rules/melange/melange_rules.ml
index d16616471bd..e4470b08c11 100644
--- a/src/dune_rules/melange/melange_rules.ml
+++ b/src/dune_rules/melange/melange_rules.ml
@@ -320,13 +320,29 @@ let build_js
           ; Dep src
           ]
       in
-      With_targets.map_build command ~f:(fun command ->
-        let open Action_builder.O in
-        match local_modules_and_obj_dir with
-        | Some (modules, obj_dir) ->
+      match local_modules_and_obj_dir with
+      | Some (modules, obj_dir) ->
+        With_targets.map_build command ~f:(fun command ->
+          let open Action_builder.O in
           let paths =
             let+ module_deps =
-              Dep_rules.immediate_deps_of m modules ~obj_dir ~ml_kind:Impl
+              let deps =
+                let open Memo.O in
+                let+ deps, _ =
+                  Memo.Implicit_output.collect Rules.implicit_output (fun () ->
+                    Dep_rules.deps_of
+                      ~obj_dir
+                      ~modules
+                      ~sandbox:Sandbox_config.default
+                      ~impl:Virtual_rules.no_implements
+                      ~dir
+                      ~sctx
+                      ~ml_kind:Impl
+                      m)
+                in
+                deps
+              in
+              Action_builder.of_memo_join deps
             in
             List.fold_left module_deps ~init:[] ~f:(fun acc dep_m ->
               if Module.has dep_m ~ml_kind:Impl
@@ -338,8 +354,8 @@ let build_js
                 cmj_file :: acc)
               else acc)
           in
-          Action_builder.dyn_paths_unit paths >>> command
-        | None -> command)
+          Action_builder.dyn_paths_unit paths >>> command)
+      | None -> command
     in
     Super_context.add_rule sctx ~dir ~loc ~mode build)
 ;;
diff --git a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/melange/empty-aliases-file.t b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/melange/empty-aliases-file.t
index 7f6d33f0572..cde5aebb237 100644
--- a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/melange/empty-aliases-file.t
+++ b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/melange/empty-aliases-file.t
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ file, and it's not present
   > let x = "foo"
   > EOF
 
-  $ DUNE_SANDBOX=none dune build @melange
+  $ dune build @melange
 
 `foo.js` was manually written, therefore it's present. `sub.js` is an alias
 file, and it's not present