diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index aa1fe09..ce3cf8b 100644
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -388,7 +388,12 @@ default_unpack() {
 	fi
 	mkdir -p "$srcdir"
 	for u in $source; do
-		local s="$SRCDEST/$(filename_from_uri $u)"
+		local s
+		if is_remote "$u"; then
+			s="$SRCDEST/$(filename_from_uri $u)"
+		else
+			s="$startdir/$u"
+		fi
 		case "$s" in
 			*.tar)
 				msg "Unpacking $s..."