diff --git a/support/scripts/graph-depends b/support/scripts/graph-depends
index fd8ad2f590..c0c6a94a21 100755
--- a/support/scripts/graph-depends
+++ b/support/scripts/graph-depends
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ max_depth = 0
 transitive = True
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Graph packages dependencies")
+parser.add_argument("--outfile", "-o", metavar="OUT_FILE", dest="outfile",
+                    help="File in which to generate the dot representation")
 parser.add_argument("--package", '-p', metavar="PACKAGE",
                     help="Graph the dependencies of PACKAGE")
 parser.add_argument("--depth", '-d', metavar="DEPTH", dest="depth", type=int, default=0,
@@ -60,6 +62,11 @@ parser.add_argument("--no-transitive", dest="transitive", action='store_false',
                     help="Draw (do not draw) transitive dependencies")
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
+if args.outfile is None:
+    outfile = sys.stdout
+else:
+    outfile = open(args.outfile, "wb")
+
 if args.package is None:
     mode = MODE_FULL
 else:
@@ -339,10 +346,10 @@ def print_attrs(pkg):
             color = target_colour
     version = dict_version.get(pkg)
     if version == "virtual":
-        print("%s [label = <<I>%s</I>>]" % (name, label))
+        outfile.write("%s [label = <<I>%s</I>>]\n" % (name, label))
     else:
-        print("%s [label = \"%s\"]" % (name, label))
-    print("%s [color=%s,style=filled]" % (name, color))
+        outfile.write("%s [label = \"%s\"]\n" % (name, label))
+    outfile.write("%s [color=%s,style=filled]\n" % (name, color))
 
 # Print the dependency graph of a package
 def print_pkg_deps(depth, pkg):
@@ -369,13 +376,13 @@ def print_pkg_deps(depth, pkg):
                     add = False
                     break
             if add:
-                print("%s -> %s" % (pkg_node_name(pkg), pkg_node_name(d)))
+                outfile.write("%s -> %s\n" % (pkg_node_name(pkg), pkg_node_name(d)))
                 print_pkg_deps(depth+1, d)
 
 # Start printing the graph data
-print("digraph G {")
+outfile.write("digraph G {\n")
 
 done_deps = []
 print_pkg_deps(0, rootpkg)
 
-print("}")
+outfile.write("}\n")