1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index 0e1a868..843fd06 100755
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -619,11 +619,22 @@ dev() {
 	default_dev
 }
 
+is_function() {
+	type "$1" 2>&1 | head -n 1 | egrep -q "is a (shell )?function"
+}
+
 # build and package in fakeroot
 rootpkg() {
+	local do_build=build
+	cd "$startdir"
+	if is_function package; then
+		msg "Building without fakeroot"
+		build || return 1
+		do_build=
+	fi
 	cd "$startdir"
 	msg "Entering fakeroot..."
-	fakeroot $0 build prepare_subpackages prepare_package create_apks
+	fakeroot $0 $do_build prepare_subpackages prepare_package create_apks
 }
 
 srcpkg() {