diff --git a/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in b/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
index e454366f6b4..19844cb0695 100644
--- a/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
@@ -369,11 +369,8 @@ extract|fetch|info)
 		info_tmpl
 		exit $?
 	fi
-	if [ "$target" = "fetch" ]; then
-		. $XBPS_SHUTILSDIR/fetch_funcs.sh
-		fetch_distfiles $update_checksum
-		exit $?
-	fi
+	. $XBPS_SHUTILSDIR/fetch_funcs.sh
+	fetch_distfiles $update_checksum
 	. $XBPS_SHUTILSDIR/extract_funcs.sh
 	extract_distfiles
 	;;