diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 1a5a62a909..65262b66fa 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET" in
             echo 'virtualpkg=libgcc-4.4.0_1:base-files' >> ${bootstrap_vpkg}
             echo 'virtualpkg=libstdc++-4.4.0_1:base-files' >> ${bootstrap_vpkg}
         fi
+        BEGIN_INSTALL=1
         setup_pkg $XBPS_TARGET_PKG
         install_pkg $XBPS_TARGET
         [ -d $XBPS_MASTERDIR ] && rm -rf $XBPS_MASTERDIR