diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index c42d4e2..4a10362 100644
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ default_sanitycheck() {
 			die "$p: trigger script does not match pkgname or any subpackage"
 		fi
 
+		if source_has "$f"; then
+			warning "You should not have \$triggers in source"
+			continue
+		fi
+
 		[ -e "$startdir"/$f ] || die "trigger script $f is missing"
 	done
 	if [ -n "$source" ]; then