diff --git a/include/xbps_api_impl.h b/include/xbps_api_impl.h
index effe2ac6..a36d65a7 100644
--- a/include/xbps_api_impl.h
+++ b/include/xbps_api_impl.h
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ int HIDDEN xbps_entry_install_conf_file(struct xbps_handle *,
 					prop_dictionary_t,
 					struct archive_entry *,
 					const char *,
+					const char *,
 					const char *);
 /**
  * @private
diff --git a/lib/package_config_files.c b/lib/package_config_files.c
index 7434935b..f89c37f7 100644
--- a/lib/package_config_files.c
+++ b/lib/package_config_files.c
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ xbps_entry_install_conf_file(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 			     prop_dictionary_t filesd,
 			     struct archive_entry *entry,
 			     const char *entry_pname,
-			     const char *pkgver)
+			     const char *pkgver,
+			     const char *pkgname)
 {
 	prop_dictionary_t forigd;
 	prop_object_t obj, obj2;
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ xbps_entry_install_conf_file(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 	xbps_dbg_printf(xhp, "%s: processing conf_file %s\n",
 	    pkgver, entry_pname);
 
-	forigd = xbps_pkgdb_get_pkg_metadata(xhp, pkgver);
+	forigd = xbps_pkgdb_get_pkg_metadata(xhp, pkgname);
 	if (forigd == NULL) {
 		xbps_dbg_printf(xhp, "%s: conf_file %s not currently "
 		    "installed\n", pkgver, entry_pname);
diff --git a/lib/package_unpack.c b/lib/package_unpack.c
index a0c15b86..e27e9e48 100644
--- a/lib/package_unpack.c
+++ b/lib/package_unpack.c
@@ -310,7 +310,8 @@ unpack_archive(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 						xucd.entry_is_conf = true;
 
 					rv = xbps_entry_install_conf_file(xhp,
-					    filesd, entry, entry_pname, pkgver);
+					    filesd, entry, entry_pname, pkgver,
+					    pkgname);
 					if (rv == -1) {
 						/* error */
 						goto out;