diff --git a/include/xbps_api_impl.h b/include/xbps_api_impl.h
index fdee4d1b..b1d0201e 100644
--- a/include/xbps_api_impl.h
+++ b/include/xbps_api_impl.h
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ int HIDDEN xbps_entry_install_conf_file(struct xbps_handle *,
 					xbps_dictionary_t,
 					struct archive_entry *,
 					const char *,
-					const char *,
 					const char *);
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/package_config_files.c b/lib/package_config_files.c
index 95832d7d..90da5ba3 100644
--- a/lib/package_config_files.c
+++ b/lib/package_config_files.c
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ xbps_entry_install_conf_file(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 			     xbps_dictionary_t pkg_filesd,
 			     struct archive_entry *entry,
 			     const char *entry_pname,
-			     const char *pkgver,
-			     const char *pkgname)
+			     const char *pkgver)
 {
 	xbps_object_t obj, obj2;
 	xbps_object_iterator_t iter, iter2;
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ xbps_entry_install_conf_file(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 	assert(entry);
 	assert(entry_pname);
 	assert(pkgver);
-	assert(pkgname);
 
 	iter = xbps_array_iter_from_dict(binpkg_filesd, "conf_files");
 	if (iter == NULL)
diff --git a/lib/package_unpack.c b/lib/package_unpack.c
index fdf6a936..c425aa6b 100644
--- a/lib/package_unpack.c
+++ b/lib/package_unpack.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ unpack_archive(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 
 					rv = xbps_entry_install_conf_file(xhp,
 					    binpkg_filesd, pkg_filesd, entry,
-					    entry_pname, pkgver, pkgname);
+					    entry_pname, pkgver);
 					if (rv == -1) {
 						/* error */
 						goto out;