diff --git a/pmb/build/_package.py b/pmb/build/_package.py
index cfa054a5..4ef3dc0b 100644
--- a/pmb/build/_package.py
+++ b/pmb/build/_package.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def get_depends(context: Context, apkbuild):
     return ret
 
 
-def get_pkgver(original_pkgver, original_source=False, now=None):
+def get_pkgver(original_pkgver: str, original_source=False):
     """Get the original pkgver when using the original source.
 
     Otherwise, get the pkgver with an appended suffix of current date and time.
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def get_pkgver(original_pkgver, original_source=False, now=None):
 
     # Append current date
     no_suffix = original_pkgver.split("_", 1)[0]
-    now = now if now else datetime.datetime.now()
+    now = datetime.datetime.now()
     new_suffix = "_p" + now.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S")
     return no_suffix + new_suffix
 
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ class BuildQueueItem(TypedDict):
     arch: Arch  # Arch to build for
     aports: str
     apkbuild: dict[str, Any]
+    pkgver: str
     output_path: Path
     channel: str
     depends: list[str]
@@ -353,14 +354,16 @@ def packages(
         pkg_arch = pmb.build.autodetect.arch(apkbuild) if arch is None else arch
         chroot = pmb.build.autodetect.chroot(apkbuild, pkg_arch)
         cross = cross or pmb.build.autodetect.crosscompile(apkbuild, pkg_arch)
+        pkgver = get_pkgver(apkbuild["pkgver"], src is None)
         build_queue.append(
             {
                 "name": name,
                 "arch": pkg_arch,
                 "aports": aports.name,  # the pmaports source repo (e.g. "systemd")
                 "apkbuild": apkbuild,
+                "pkgver": pkgver,
                 "output_path": output_path(
-                    pkg_arch, apkbuild["pkgname"], apkbuild["pkgver"], apkbuild["pkgrel"]
+                    pkg_arch, apkbuild["pkgname"], pkgver, apkbuild["pkgrel"]
                 ),
                 "channel": pmb.config.pmaports.read_config(aports)["channel"],
                 "depends": depends,
@@ -455,6 +458,7 @@ def packages(
             run_abuild(
                 context,
                 pkg["apkbuild"],
+                pkg["pkgver"],
                 channel,
                 pkg_arch,
                 strict,
diff --git a/pmb/build/backend.py b/pmb/build/backend.py
index fd61ae2b..eaa04763 100644
--- a/pmb/build/backend.py
+++ b/pmb/build/backend.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import enum
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
 from pmb.core.pkgrepo import pkgrepo_paths
 import pmb.helpers.run
 import pmb.chroot
@@ -180,7 +181,8 @@ def handle_csum_failure(apkbuild, chroot: Chroot):
 
 def run_abuild(
     context: Context,
-    apkbuild,
+    apkbuild: dict[str, Any],
+    pkgver: str,
     channel,
     arch: Arch,
     strict=False,
@@ -283,7 +285,7 @@ def run_abuild(
     if src and strict:
         logging.debug(f"({suffix}) Ensuring previous build artifacts are removed")
         pmb.chroot.root(["rm", "-rf", "/tmp/pmbootstrap-local-source-copy"], suffix)
-    override_source(apkbuild, apkbuild["pkgver"], src, suffix)
+    override_source(apkbuild, pkgver, src, suffix)
     link_to_git_dir(suffix)
 
     try: