diff --git a/common/xbps-src/shutils/common.sh b/common/xbps-src/shutils/common.sh
index b8d601d3fb..dea6e2b3bd 100644
--- a/common/xbps-src/shutils/common.sh
+++ b/common/xbps-src/shutils/common.sh
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ setup_pkg() {
         XBPS_REMOVE_XCMD="env XBPS_TARGET_ARCH=$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE $XBPS_REMOVE_CMD -r $XBPS_CROSS_BASE"
         XBPS_RINDEX_XCMD="env XBPS_TARGET_ARCH=$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE $XBPS_RINDEX_CMD"
         XBPS_UHELPER_XCMD="env XBPS_TARGET_ARCH=$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE xbps-uhelper -r $XBPS_CROSS_BASE"
-        XBPS_CHECKVERS_XCMD="env XBPS_TARGET_ARCH=$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE xbps-checkvers -r $XBPS_CROSS_BASE --repository=$XBPS_REPOSITORY"
+        XBPS_CHECKVERS_XCMD="env XBPS_TARGET_ARCH=$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE xbps-checkvers --repository=$XBPS_REPOSITORY"
     else
         export XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE=${XBPS_ARCH:-$XBPS_MACHINE}
         unset XBPS_CROSS_BASE XBPS_CROSS_LDFLAGS XBPS_CROSS_FFLAGS