diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index b494306f58..66078530bd 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET" in
         show_pkg
         ;;
     show-avail)
-        read_pkg
+        read_pkg &>/dev/null
         show_avail
         ;;
     show-files)