diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f060a382a5..3b558b42e5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ are isolated (among others).
 ### Requirements
 
 - GNU bash
-- xbps >= 0.43.1
+- xbps >= 0.44
 
 ### Quick setup in Void
 
diff --git a/common/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh b/common/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh
index 9cf02cde3d..747b5743e6 100644
--- a/common/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh
+++ b/common/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh
@@ -145,13 +145,9 @@ chroot_sync_repos() {
 
     if [ -z "$XBPS_SKIP_REMOTEREPOS" ]; then
         # Make sure to sync index for remote repositories.
-        if command -v xbps-uunshare &>/dev/null; then
-            xbps-uunshare $XBPS_MASTERDIR /usr/sbin/xbps-install -S
-            if [ $? -eq 99 ]; then
-                # userns not supported, fallback to uchroot
-                xbps-uchroot $XBPS_MASTERDIR /usr/sbin/xbps-install -S
-            fi
-        else
+        xbps-uunshare $XBPS_MASTERDIR /usr/sbin/xbps-install -S
+        if [ $? -eq 99 ]; then
+            # userns not supported, fallback to uchroot
             xbps-uchroot $XBPS_MASTERDIR /usr/sbin/xbps-install -S
         fi
     fi
@@ -164,11 +160,10 @@ chroot_sync_repos() {
         cp -a $XBPS_MASTERDIR/var/db/xbps/keys/*.plist \
             $XBPS_MASTERDIR/usr/$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET/var/db/xbps/keys
         # Make sure to sync index for remote repositories.
-        if command -v xbps-uunshare &>/dev/null; then
-            env XBPS_TARGET_ARCH=$XBPS_TARGET_ARCH \
-                xbps-uunshare $XBPS_MASTERDIR /usr/sbin/xbps-install \
-                -r /usr/$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET -S
-        else
+        env XBPS_TARGET_ARCH=$XBPS_TARGET_ARCH \
+            xbps-uunshare $XBPS_MASTERDIR /usr/sbin/xbps-install \
+            -r /usr/$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET -S
+        if [ $? -eq 99 ]; then
             env XBPS_TARGET_ARCH=$XBPS_TARGET_ARCH \
                 xbps-uchroot $XBPS_MASTERDIR /usr/sbin/xbps-install \
                 -r /usr/$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET -S
@@ -212,16 +207,10 @@ chroot_handler() {
     esac
 
     if [ "$action" = "chroot" ]; then
-        if command -v xbps-uunshare &>/dev/null; then
-            xbps-uunshare ${_chargs} $XBPS_MASTERDIR /bin/xbps-shell
-            rv=$?
-            if [ $rv -eq 99 ]; then
-                # userns not supported, fallback to uchroot
-                xbps-uchroot ${_chargs} $XBPS_MASTERDIR /bin/xbps-shell
-                rv=$?
-            fi
-        else
-            # uunshare not available
+        xbps-uunshare ${_chargs} $XBPS_MASTERDIR /bin/xbps-shell
+        rv=$?
+        if [ $rv -eq 99 ]; then
+            # userns not supported, fallback to uchroot
             xbps-uchroot ${_chargs} $XBPS_MASTERDIR /bin/xbps-shell
             rv=$?
         fi
@@ -240,18 +229,11 @@ chroot_handler() {
         [ -n "$XBPS_BINPKG_EXISTS" ] && arg="$arg -E"
 
         action="$arg $action"
-        if command -v xbps-uunshare &>/dev/null; then
-            env -i PATH="/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:$PATH" HOME=/tmp IN_CHROOT=1 LANG=en_US.UTF-8 \
-                xbps-uunshare ${_chargs} $XBPS_MASTERDIR /void-packages/xbps-src $action $pkg
-            rv=$?
-            if [ $rv -eq 99 ]; then
-                # userns not supported, fallback to uchroot
-                env -i PATH="/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:$PATH" HOME=/tmp IN_CHROOT=1 LANG=en_US.UTF-8 \
-                    xbps-uchroot ${_chargs} $XBPS_MASTERDIR /void-packages/xbps-src $action $pkg
-                rv=$?
-            fi
-        else
-            # uunshare not available
+        env -i PATH="/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:$PATH" HOME=/tmp IN_CHROOT=1 LANG=en_US.UTF-8 \
+            xbps-uunshare ${_chargs} $XBPS_MASTERDIR /void-packages/xbps-src $action $pkg
+        rv=$?
+        if [ $rv -eq 99 ]; then
+            # userns not supported, fallback to uchroot
             env -i PATH="/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:$PATH" HOME=/tmp IN_CHROOT=1 LANG=en_US.UTF-8 \
                 xbps-uchroot ${_chargs} $XBPS_MASTERDIR /void-packages/xbps-src $action $pkg
             rv=$?
diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 84ca53e13d..55165c21e7 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ read_pkg() {
     setup_pkg $XBPS_TARGET_PKG $XBPS_CROSS_BUILD
 }
 
-readonly XBPS_VERSION_REQ="0.43.1"
+readonly XBPS_VERSION_REQ="0.44"
 readonly XBPS_VERSION=$(xbps-uhelper -V|awk '{print $2}')
 readonly XBPS_SRC_VERSION="113"
 export XBPS_MACHINE=$(uname -m)
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ readonly REQHOST_UTILS_BOOTSTRAP="gawk bash bison sed gcc g++ msgfmt makeinfo \
 
 # Required utilities in host system for chroot ops.
 readonly REQHOST_UTILS="xbps-install xbps-query xbps-rindex xbps-uhelper \
-    xbps-reconfigure xbps-remove xbps-create git"
+    xbps-reconfigure xbps-remove xbps-create xbps-uchroot xbps-uunshare git"
 
 check_reqhost_utils