diff --git a/libraries/entropy/spm/plugins/interfaces/portage_plugin/xpaktools.py b/libraries/entropy/spm/plugins/interfaces/portage_plugin/xpaktools.py
index 6446f8c46..50706bc87 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy/spm/plugins/interfaces/portage_plugin/xpaktools.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy/spm/plugins/interfaces/portage_plugin/xpaktools.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def read_xpak(tbz2file):
         done = suck_xpak(tbz2file, tmp_path)
         if not done:
             return None
-        with open(xpakpath, "rb") as f:
+        with open(tmp_path, "rb") as f:
             data = f.read()
         return data
     finally: