diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 533561135a..7975aa8f4e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #### :bug: Bug fix
 
 - Fix formatting of nested records in `.resi` files. https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript/pull/7741
+- Don't format and don't check formatting of dependencies. https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript/pull/7748
 
 #### :memo: Documentation
 
diff --git a/rewatch/src/format.rs b/rewatch/src/format.rs
index bbcb0b46d9..742a7a1511 100644
--- a/rewatch/src/format.rs
+++ b/rewatch/src/format.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ fn get_all_files() -> Result<Vec<String>> {
     let mut files: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
 
     for (_package_name, package) in build_state {
-        if let Some(source_files) = package.source_files {
+        if package.is_local_dep
+            && let Some(source_files) = package.source_files
+        {
             for (path, _metadata) in source_files {
                 if let Some(extension) = path.extension() {
                     if extension == "res" || extension == "resi" {