diff --git a/lib/package_unpack.c b/lib/package_unpack.c
index 24b3548a..1718b0d0 100644
--- a/lib/package_unpack.c
+++ b/lib/package_unpack.c
@@ -448,12 +448,12 @@ unpack_archive(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 				archive_read_data_skip(ar);
 				continue;
 			}
-			/*
-			 * Reset entry_pname again because if entry's pathname
-			 * has been changed it will become a dangling pointer.
-			 */
-			entry_pname = archive_entry_pathname(entry);
 		}
+		/*
+		 * Reset entry_pname again because if entry's pathname
+		 * has been changed it will become a dangling pointer.
+		 */
+		entry_pname = archive_entry_pathname(entry);
 		/*
 		 * Extract entry from archive.
 		 */