diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index 7ac5447..6a6e7b6 100644
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -647,12 +647,12 @@ postcheck() {
 	fi
 	# look for /usr/share/doc
 	if [ -e "$dir"/usr/share/doc ] \
-			&& ! is_doc_pkg; then
+			&& ! is_doc_pkg "$name"; then
 		warning "Found /usr/share/doc but package name doesn't end with -doc"
 	fi
 	# look for /usr/share/man
 	if [ -e "$dir"/usr/share/man ]; then
-		if ! is_doc_pkg; then
+		if ! is_doc_pkg "$name"; then
 			warning "Found /usr/share/man but package name doesn't end with -doc"
 		fi
 		# check for uncompressed man pages
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ is_dev_pkg() {
 
 # returns true if this is the -doc package
 is_doc_pkg() {
-	test "${subpkgname%-doc}" != "$subpkgname"
+	test "${1%-doc}" != "$1"
 }
 
 # check that noarch is set if needed