diff --git a/lib/package_unpack.c b/lib/package_unpack.c
index 6322f5cb..e5acb42f 100644
--- a/lib/package_unpack.c
+++ b/lib/package_unpack.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ unpack_archive(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 				goto out;
 			}
 			continue;
-		} else if (strcmp("./props.plist") == 0) {
+		} else if (strcmp("./props.plist", entry_pname) == 0) {
 			/* ignore this one; we use pkg data from repo index */
 			archive_read_data_skip(ar);
 			continue;