diff --git a/lib/package_conflicts.c b/lib/package_conflicts.c
index d66b8b32..8153a016 100644
--- a/lib/package_conflicts.c
+++ b/lib/package_conflicts.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*-
- * Copyright (c) 2012 Juan Romero Pardines.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2013 Juan Romero Pardines.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ xbps_pkg_find_conflicts(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 	prop_dictionary_t pkgd;
 	prop_object_t obj;
 	prop_object_iterator_t iter;
-	const char *cfpkg, *repopkgver, *pkgver, *pkgname, *repopkgname;
-	char *buf;
+	const char *cfpkg, *repopkgver, *pkgver;
+	char *pkgname, *repopkgname, *buf;
 
 	pkg_cflicts = prop_dictionary_get(pkg_repod, "conflicts");
 	if (pkg_cflicts == NULL || prop_array_count(pkg_cflicts) == 0)
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ xbps_pkg_find_conflicts(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 
 	trans_cflicts = prop_dictionary_get(xhp->transd, "conflicts");
 	prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(pkg_repod, "pkgver", &repopkgver);
-	prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(pkg_repod, "pkgname", &repopkgname);
+	repopkgname = xbps_pkg_name(repopkgver);
+	assert(repopkgname);
 
 	iter = prop_array_iterator(pkg_cflicts);
 	assert(iter);
@@ -62,13 +63,15 @@ xbps_pkg_find_conflicts(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 		 */
 		if ((pkgd = xbps_pkgdb_get_pkg(xhp, cfpkg)) ||
 		    (pkgd = xbps_pkgdb_get_virtualpkg(xhp, cfpkg))) {
-			prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(pkgd,
-			    "pkgname", &pkgname);
-			if (strcmp(pkgname, repopkgname) == 0)
-				continue;
-
 			prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(pkgd,
 			    "pkgver", &pkgver);
+			pkgname = xbps_pkg_name(pkgver);
+			assert(pkgname);
+			if (strcmp(pkgname, repopkgname) == 0) {
+				free(pkgname);
+				continue;
+			}
+			free(pkgname);
 			xbps_dbg_printf(xhp, "found conflicting installed "
 			    "pkg %s with pkg in transaction %s\n", pkgver,
 			    repopkgver);
@@ -83,13 +86,15 @@ xbps_pkg_find_conflicts(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 		 */
 		if ((pkgd = xbps_find_pkg_in_array(unsorted, cfpkg)) ||
 		    (pkgd = xbps_find_virtualpkg_in_array(xhp, unsorted, cfpkg))) {
-			prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(pkgd,
-			    "pkgname", &pkgname);
-			if (strcmp(pkgname, repopkgname) == 0)
-				continue;
-
 			prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(pkgd,
 			    "pkgver", &pkgver);
+			pkgname = xbps_pkg_name(pkgver);
+			assert(pkgname);
+			if (strcmp(pkgname, repopkgname) == 0) {
+				free(pkgname);
+				continue;
+			}
+			free(pkgname);
 			xbps_dbg_printf(xhp, "found conflicting pkgs in "
 			    "transaction %s <-> %s\n", pkgver, repopkgver);
 			buf = xbps_xasprintf("%s conflicts with "
@@ -100,4 +105,5 @@ xbps_pkg_find_conflicts(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 		}
 	}
 	prop_object_iterator_release(iter);
+	free(repopkgname);
 }