diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 375cf3f9e81..37c0506fc6f 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ if [ -n "$IN_CHROOT" ]; then
     readonly XBPS_CONFIG_FILE=/etc/xbps/xbps-src.conf
     readonly XBPS_DISTDIR=/void-packages
 else
-    _distdir="$(readlink -f $(dirname $0))"
+    _distdir="$(readlink -f ${0%/*})"
     if [ "${_distdir}" = "." ]; then
         readonly XBPS_DISTDIR="$(pwd -P)"
     else