diff --git a/doc/package-query.8 b/doc/package-query.8
index 509682d..3de098c 100644
--- a/doc/package-query.8
+++ b/doc/package-query.8
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ Format can contain:
 %l: local version
 %L: last submission (AUR)
 %m: maintainer or packager
-%M: make dependencies (AUR)
+%M: make dependencies (AUR and local package tarball)
 %n: name
 %N: required by (Needed by)
 %o: out of date (1 for true)
diff --git a/src/alpm-query.c b/src/alpm-query.c
index edd5dcf..d5fcb46 100644
--- a/src/alpm-query.c
+++ b/src/alpm-query.c
@@ -595,6 +595,13 @@ const char *alpm_pkg_get_str (const void *p, unsigned char c)
 		case 'm':
 			info = (char *) alpm_pkg_get_packager (pkg);
 			break;
+		case 'M':
+			if (alpm_pkg_get_origin (pkg) != ALPM_PKG_FROM_FILE) {
+				return NULL;
+			}
+			info = concat_dep_list (alpm_pkg_get_makedepends (pkg));
+			free_info = true;
+			break;
 		case 'n':
 			info = (char *) alpm_pkg_get_name (pkg);
 			break;