diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index dfa059927cc..4e834909170 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -806,6 +806,7 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET" in
         if [ -n "$CHROOT_READY" -a -z "$IN_CHROOT" ]; then
             chroot_handler $XBPS_TARGET $XBPS_TARGET_PKG
         else
+            check_existing_pkg
             chroot_sync_repodata
             # prevent update_base_chroot from removing the builddir/destdir
             update_base_chroot keep-all-force