diff --git a/abump.in b/abump.in
index 2ae34fc..aa47902 100755
--- a/abump.in
+++ b/abump.in
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ do_bump() {
 		ver=${p#${name}-}
 
 		# calculate APKBUILD's path
-		if [ "${name#*/}" != "$name" ] && ! [ -d "$APORTSDIR/${name%/*} ]; then
+		if [ "${name#*/}" != "$name" ] && ! [ -d "$APORTSDIR/${name%/*}" ]; then
 			error "'$p' should be of form 'foo-1.2.3' or 'main/foo-1.2.3'"
 			rc=1; continue
 		fi