diff --git a/newapkbuild.in b/newapkbuild.in
index 6ce09d0..8336e63 100644
--- a/newapkbuild.in
+++ b/newapkbuild.in
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ check_arguments() {
 		error "Unrecognized arguments: $*"
 		exit 1
 	fi
-	if ! is_url "$1" && [ -n "$pkgname" ]; then
+	if [ -n "$1" ] && ! is_url "$1" && [ -n "$pkgname" ]; then
 		error "-n is only allowed when using SRCURL as last argument"
 		exit 1
 	fi