diff --git a/common/xbps-src/shutils/consistency_check.sh b/common/xbps-src/shutils/consistency_check.sh
index 17fc330dce1..c5ec65f7e26 100644
--- a/common/xbps-src/shutils/consistency_check.sh
+++ b/common/xbps-src/shutils/consistency_check.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ consistency_check_smart () {
 consistency_check() {
     local pkg= pkgname=
     for pkg in "$XBPS_SRCPKGDIR"/*/template; do
-        XBPS_TARGET_PKG=$(basename $(dirname $pkg))
+        pkg=${pkg%*/}/
+        XBPS_TARGET_PKG=${pkg##*/}
         (
             read_pkg
             [ "$depends" ] && printf "%s $pkgname depends\n" $depends