diff --git a/pkgreader.py b/pkgreader.py
index 52e4e7d..4a91716 100644
--- a/pkgreader.py
+++ b/pkgreader.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 multikeys = {'depend', 'makepkgopt', 'optdepend', 'replaces', 'conflict',
-             'provides', 'license', 'backup', 'group', 'makedepend'}
+             'provides', 'license', 'backup', 'group', 'makedepend', 'checkdepend'}
 
 def _add_to_dict(d, key, value):
   if key in multikeys: