diff --git a/usr/share/archboot/installer/setup b/usr/share/archboot/installer/setup
index d8b976c0c..cd5758b0a 100755
--- a/usr/share/archboot/installer/setup
+++ b/usr/share/archboot/installer/setup
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ _package_checklist ()
 
 # get package description
 pkgdesc () {
-    PKGDESC=$(LANG=C $PACMAN -Si "$@" | awk '/^Name/{ printf("%s ",$3) } /^Version/{ printf("%s:",$3) }/^Description/{ for(i=3;i<=NF;++i) printf(" %s",$i); printf ("\n")}')
+    PKGDESC=$(LANG=C $PACMAN -Si "$@" 2>&1 | awk '/^Name/{ printf("%s ",$3) } /^Version/{ printf("%s:",$3) }/^Description/{ for(i=3;i<=NF;++i) printf(" %s",$i); printf ("\n")}')
 }
 
 # chroot_mount()