diff --git a/pmb/build/other.py b/pmb/build/other.py
index 2d650d37..e45efe82 100644
--- a/pmb/build/other.py
+++ b/pmb/build/other.py
@@ -65,13 +65,14 @@ def copy_to_buildpath(args, package, suffix="native"):
                            "/home/user/build"], suffix=suffix)
 
 
-def is_necessary(args, suffix, carch, apkbuild):
+def is_necessary(args, arch, apkbuild):
     """
     Check if the package has already been built (because abuild's check
     only works, if it is the same architecture!)
 
-    :param apkbuild: From pmb.parse.apkbuild()
-    :returns: Boolean
+    :param arch: package target architecture
+    :param apkbuild: from pmb.parse.apkbuild()
+    :returns: boolean
     """
 
     # Get new version from APKBUILD
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ def is_necessary(args, suffix, carch, apkbuild):
     # Get old version from APKINDEX
     version_old = None
     index_data = pmb.parse.apkindex.read(args, package,
-                                         args.work + "/packages/" + carch + "/APKINDEX.tar.gz", False)
+                                         args.work + "/packages/" + arch + "/APKINDEX.tar.gz", False)
     if index_data:
         version_old = index_data["version"]
 
diff --git a/pmb/build/package.py b/pmb/build/package.py
index 1957fadd..20c506e9 100644
--- a/pmb/build/package.py
+++ b/pmb/build/package.py
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ def package(args, pkgname, carch, force=False, recurse=True, buildinfo=False):
             package(args, depend, carch)
 
     # Skip already built versions
-    if not force and not pmb.build.is_necessary(args, suffix,
-                                                carch_buildenv, apkbuild):
+    if not force and not pmb.build.is_necessary(
+            args, carch_buildenv, apkbuild):
         return
 
     # Install build tools and makedepends