diff --git a/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/build/build.go b/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/build/build.go
index b582e29a..86df08ec 100644
--- a/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/build/build.go
+++ b/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/build/build.go
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ func AddBuildSubcommand(app *clir.Cli, w io.Writer) {
 	compilerCommand := "go"
 	command.StringFlag("compiler", "Use a different go compiler to build, eg go1.15beta1", &compilerCommand)
 
+	skipModTidy := false
+	command.BoolFlag("m", "Skip mod tidy before compile", &skipModTidy)
+
 	compress := false
 	command.BoolFlag("upx", "Compress final binary with UPX (if installed)", &compress)
 
@@ -167,6 +170,7 @@ func AddBuildSubcommand(app *clir.Cli, w io.Writer) {
 			Pack:                !noPackage,
 			LDFlags:             ldflags,
 			Compiler:            compilerCommand,
+			SkipModTidy:         skipModTidy,
 			Verbosity:           verbosity,
 			ForceBuild:          forceBuild,
 			IgnoreFrontend:      skipFrontend,
diff --git a/v2/pkg/commands/build/base.go b/v2/pkg/commands/build/base.go
index fc5f60a5..39ca7a3e 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/commands/build/base.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/commands/build/base.go
@@ -198,15 +198,17 @@ func (b *BaseBuilder) CompileProject(options *Options) error {
 
 	verbose := options.Verbosity == VERBOSE
 	// Run go mod tidy first
-	cmd := exec.Command(options.Compiler, "mod", "tidy")
-	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-	if verbose {
-		println("")
-		cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	}
-	err = cmd.Run()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	if !options.SkipModTidy {
+		cmd := exec.Command(options.Compiler, "mod", "tidy")
+		cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+		if verbose {
+			println("")
+			cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+		}
+		err = cmd.Run()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Default go build command
@@ -280,7 +282,7 @@ func (b *BaseBuilder) CompileProject(options *Options) error {
 	options.CompiledBinary = compiledBinary
 
 	// Create the command
-	cmd = exec.Command(options.Compiler, commands.AsSlice()...)
+	cmd := exec.Command(options.Compiler, commands.AsSlice()...)
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 	if verbose {
 		println("  Build command:", commands.Join(" "))
diff --git a/v2/pkg/commands/build/build.go b/v2/pkg/commands/build/build.go
index f0197e56..37b862b9 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/commands/build/build.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/commands/build/build.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	Platform            string               // The platform to build for
 	Arch                string               // The architecture to build for
 	Compiler            string               // The compiler command to use
+	SkipModTidy         bool                 //  Skip mod tidy before compile
 	IgnoreFrontend      bool                 // Indicates if the frontend does not need building
 	OutputFile          string               // Override the output filename
 	BuildDirectory      string               // Directory to use for building the application