diff --git a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
index 25b1dfdc..47b1fd10 100644
--- a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
@@ -1686,10 +1686,6 @@ if (( GENINTEG )); then
 	exit 0 # $E_OK
 fi
 
-if [ "$(type -t package)" = "function" ]; then
-	PKGFUNC=1
-fi
-
 # check the PKGBUILD for some basic requirements
 check_sanity || exit 1
 
@@ -1704,6 +1700,12 @@ if (( ${#pkgname[@]} > 1 )); then
 	SPLITPKG=1
 fi
 
+if [ "$(type -t package)" = "function" ]; then
+	PKGFUNC=1
+elif [ $SPLITPKG -eq 0 -a "$(type -t package_${pkgname})" = "function" ]; then
+	SPLITPKG=1
+fi
+
 pkgbase=${pkgbase:-${pkgname[0]}}
 
 if (( ! SPLITPKG )); then