diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index cbe5f71176..be329b0177 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ readonly XBPS_DIGEST_CMD="xbps-uhelper digest"
 readonly XBPS_CMPVER_CMD="xbps-uhelper cmpver"
 
 XBPS_TARGET="$1"
-XBPS_TARGET_PKG="$2"
+XBPS_TARGET_PKG="${2##*/}"
 
 # Check if stdout is a tty; if false disable colors.
 test -t 1 || export NOCOLORS=1