diff --git a/common/xbps-src/shutils/show.sh b/common/xbps-src/shutils/show.sh
index 465abb3938..4a4e1fef2f 100644
--- a/common/xbps-src/shutils/show.sh
+++ b/common/xbps-src/shutils/show.sh
@@ -55,12 +55,15 @@ show_pkg_build_deps() {
     setup_pkg_depends
     # build time deps
     for f in ${host_build_depends} ${build_depends} ${run_depends}; do
-        _dep="${f#virtual?}"
+        # ignore virtual deps
+        if [ "${f%\?*}" = "virtual" ]; then
+            continue
+        fi
         # check for subpkgs
         for x in ${subpackages}; do
-            _pkgname="$($XBPS_UHELPER_CMD getpkgdepname ${_dep} 2>/dev/null)"
+            _pkgname="$($XBPS_UHELPER_CMD getpkgdepname $f 2>/dev/null)"
             if [ -z "${_pkgname}" ]; then
-                _pkgname="$($XBPS_UHELPER_CMD getpkgname ${_dep} 2>/dev/null)"
+                _pkgname="$($XBPS_UHELPER_CMD getpkgname $f 2>/dev/null)"
             fi
             if [ "${_pkgname}" = "$x" ]; then
                 found=1
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ show_pkg_build_deps() {
         if [ -n "$found" ]; then
             continue
         fi
-        echo "${_dep}"
+        echo "$f"
     done
 }