diff --git a/bin/xbps-bin/defs.h b/bin/xbps-bin/defs.h
index 42ca750f..98628dd9 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-bin/defs.h
+++ b/bin/xbps-bin/defs.h
@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@ int     show_pkg_namedesc(prop_object_t, void *, bool *);
 int     list_strings_in_array(prop_object_t, void *, bool *);
 int     list_strings_sep_in_array(prop_object_t, void *, bool *);
 size_t  find_longest_pkgver(prop_dictionary_t);
-void    print_package_line(const char *);
+void    print_package_line(const char *, bool);
 
 #endif /* !_XBPS_BIN_DEFS_H_ */
diff --git a/bin/xbps-bin/install.c b/bin/xbps-bin/install.c
index 5187012d..93a419d7 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-bin/install.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-bin/install.c
@@ -183,9 +183,10 @@ show_package_list(prop_object_iterator_t iter, const char *match)
 		prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(obj, "trans-action", &tract);
 		if (strcmp(match, tract))
 			continue;
-		print_package_line(pkgver);
+		print_package_line(pkgver, false);
 	}
 	prop_object_iterator_reset(iter);
+	print_package_line(NULL, true);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/bin/xbps-bin/remove.c b/bin/xbps-bin/remove.c
index 8e6330c0..7ce52df3 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-bin/remove.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-bin/remove.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ xbps_autoremove_pkgs(bool yes, bool purge)
 	    "(as dependencies) and aren't needed anymore:\n\n");
 	while ((obj = prop_object_iterator_next(iter)) != NULL) {
 		prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(obj, "pkgver", &pkgver);
-		print_package_line(pkgver);
+		print_package_line(pkgver, false);
 	}
 	prop_object_iterator_reset(iter);
 	printf("\n\n");
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ xbps_remove_installed_pkgs(int argc, char **argv, bool yes, bool purge,
 	for (x = 0; x < prop_array_count(sorted_pkgs); x++) {
 		dict = prop_array_get(sorted_pkgs, x);
 		prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(dict, "pkgver", &pkgver);
-		print_package_line(pkgver);
+		print_package_line(pkgver, false);
 	}
 	printf("\n\n");
 	if (!yes && !xbps_noyes("Do you want to continue?")) {
diff --git a/bin/xbps-bin/util.c b/bin/xbps-bin/util.c
index b6a19e28..e1150b15 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-bin/util.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-bin/util.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ list_strings_in_array(prop_object_t obj, void *arg, bool *loop_done)
 	(void)loop_done;
 
 	assert(prop_object_type(obj) == PROP_TYPE_STRING);
-	print_package_line(prop_string_cstring_nocopy(obj));
+	print_package_line(prop_string_cstring_nocopy(obj), false);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -266,11 +266,16 @@ list_strings_sep_in_array(prop_object_t obj, void *arg, bool *loop_done)
 }
 
 void
-print_package_line(const char *str)
+print_package_line(const char *str, bool reset)
 {
 	static size_t cols;
 	static bool first;
 
+	if (reset) {
+		cols = 0;
+		first = false;
+		return;
+	}
 	cols += strlen(str) + 4;
 	if (cols <= 80) {
 		if (first == false) {