diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in b/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
index 20bc9e0f1f..d53222e2cd 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ install_pkg()
 	#
 	if [ -n "$XBPS_PREFER_BINPKG_DEPS" -a -z "$doing_deps" ]; then
 		msg_normal "Removing binary package dependencies...\n"
-		${XBPS_BIN_CMD} -Rpyf autoremove
+		${fakeroot_cmd} ${fakeroot_cmd_args} \
+			${XBPS_BIN_CMD} -Rpyf autoremove
 	fi
 	return $?
 }