diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 2576239320f..c8964c5de69 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -306,7 +306,6 @@ readonly XBPS_VERSION_REQ="0.38"
 
 readonly XBPS_VERSION=$(xbps-uhelper -V|awk '{print $2}')
 readonly XBPS_SRC_VERSION="113"
-readonly FAKEROOT_CMD="fakeroot --"
 readonly XBPS_MACHINE=$(uname -m)
 
 #
@@ -466,7 +465,7 @@ export XBPS_SHUTILSDIR XBPS_CROSSPFDIR XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR \
     XBPS_CCACHE XBPS_DISTCC XBPS_DISTCC_HOSTS XBPS_SKIP_DEPS \
     XBPS_SKIP_REMOTEREPOS XBPS_CROSS_BUILD XBPS_PKG_OPTIONS \
     XBPS_CONFIG_FILE XBPS_KEEP_ALL XBPS_HOSTDIR XBPS_MASTERDIR \
-    XBPS_SRC_VERSION XBPS_DESTDIR FAKEROOT_CMD CHROOT_CMD XBPS_MACHINE
+    XBPS_SRC_VERSION XBPS_DESTDIR CHROOT_CMD XBPS_MACHINE
 
 for i in REPOSITORY DESTDIR BUILDDIR SRCDISTDIR; do
     eval val="\$XBPS_$i"
@@ -562,7 +561,7 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET" in
         else
             pkgver=xbps-src
             remove_pkg_autodeps
-            ${FAKEROOT_CMD} ${XBPS_INSTALL_CMD} -yu
+            ${XBPS_INSTALL_CMD} -yu
         fi
         ;;
     chroot)