diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4de1af51..49e1a505 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+xbps-0.16.2 (???):
+
+ * libxbps: after removing a pkg the state cb was passing dangling pointers in
+   its pkgname and version members.
+
 xbps-0.16.1 (2012-06-30):
 
  * xbps-repo(8): fixed a regression in the 'genindex' target. It was looking
diff --git a/lib/package_remove.c b/lib/package_remove.c
index 4a031823..596a6976 100644
--- a/lib/package_remove.c
+++ b/lib/package_remove.c
@@ -271,7 +271,8 @@ xbps_remove_pkg(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 		bool soft_replace)
 {
 	prop_dictionary_t pkgd = NULL;
-	char *buf = NULL, *pkgver = NULL;
+	char *tmpname = NULL, *buf = NULL, *pkgver = NULL;
+	const char *tmpver = NULL;
 	int rv = 0;
 	bool rmfile_exists = false;
 	pkg_state_t state = 0;
@@ -438,8 +439,14 @@ purge:
 	if ((rv = xbps_unregister_pkg(xhp, pkgname, version, false)) != 0)
 		goto out;
 
+	tmpname = xbps_pkg_name(pkgver);
+	assert(tmpname);
+	tmpver = xbps_pkg_version(pkgver);
+	assert(tmpver);
+
 	xbps_set_cb_state(xhp, XBPS_STATE_REMOVE_DONE,
-	     0, pkgname, version, NULL);
+	     0, tmpname, tmpver, NULL);
+	free(tmpname);
 
 out:
 	if (buf != NULL)