diff --git a/lib/libalpm/add.c b/lib/libalpm/add.c
index d4f77185..0a63566b 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/add.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/add.c
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ static int extract_single_file(alpm_handle_t *handle, struct archive *archive,
 		len = strlen(filename) + 10;
 		MALLOC(checkfile, len,
 				errors++; handle->pm_errno = ALPM_ERR_MEMORY; goto needbackup_cleanup);
-		snprintf(checkfile, len, "%s.paccheck", filename);
+		snprintf(checkfile, len, "%s.pacnew", filename);
 
 		if(perform_extraction(handle, archive, entry, checkfile)) {
 			errors++;
@@ -331,35 +331,21 @@ static int extract_single_file(alpm_handle_t *handle, struct archive *archive,
 				errors++;
 			}
 		} else {
-			/* none of the three files matched another, unpack the new file alongside
-			 * the local file */
-			char *newpath;
-			size_t newlen = strlen(filename) + strlen(".pacnew") + 1;
-
+			/* none of the three files matched another,  leave the unpacked
+			 * file alongside the local file */
+			alpm_event_pacnew_created_t event = {
+				.type = ALPM_EVENT_PACNEW_CREATED,
+				.from_noupgrade = 0,
+				.oldpkg = oldpkg,
+				.newpkg = newpkg,
+				.file = filename
+			};
 			_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_DEBUG,
 					"action: keeping current file and installing"
 					" new one with .pacnew ending\n");
-
-			MALLOC(newpath, newlen,
-					errors++; handle->pm_errno = ALPM_ERR_MEMORY; goto needbackup_cleanup);
-			snprintf(newpath, newlen, "%s.pacnew", filename);
-
-			if(try_rename(handle, checkfile, newpath)) {
-				errors++;
-			} else {
-				alpm_event_pacnew_created_t event = {
-					.type = ALPM_EVENT_PACNEW_CREATED,
-					.from_noupgrade = 0,
-					.oldpkg = oldpkg,
-					.newpkg = newpkg,
-					.file = filename
-				};
-				EVENT(handle, &event);
-				alpm_logaction(handle, ALPM_CALLER_PREFIX,
-						"warning: %s installed as %s\n", filename, newpath);
-			}
-
-			free(newpath);
+			EVENT(handle, &event);
+			alpm_logaction(handle, ALPM_CALLER_PREFIX,
+					"warning: %s installed as %s\n", filename, checkfile);
 		}
 
 needbackup_cleanup: