diff --git a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
index 3c7977db..9f5fd401 100644
--- a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
@@ -601,6 +601,7 @@ write_pkginfo() {
 
 	write_kv_pair "pkgname" "$pkgname"
 	write_kv_pair "pkgbase" "$pkgbase"
+	write_kv_pair "pkgtype" "$pkgtype"
 
 	local fullver=$(get_full_version)
 	write_kv_pair "pkgver" "$fullver"
@@ -681,6 +682,8 @@ list_package_files() {
 create_package() {
 	(( NOARCHIVE )) && return 0
 
+	pkgtype=${pkgtype:-pkg}
+
 	if [[ ! -d $pkgdir ]]; then
 		error "$(gettext "Missing %s directory.")" "\$pkgdir/"
 		plainerr "$(gettext "Aborting...")"
@@ -765,6 +768,7 @@ create_debug_package() {
 
 	pkgdesc="Detached debugging symbols for $pkgname"
 	pkgname=$pkgbase-@DEBUGSUFFIX@
+	pkgtype=debug
 
 	create_package
 }
@@ -775,6 +779,8 @@ create_srcpackage() {
 	local srclinks="$(mktemp -d "$startdir"/srclinks.XXXXXXXXX)"
 	mkdir "${srclinks}"/${pkgbase}
 
+	pkgtype=src
+
 	msg2 "$(gettext "Adding %s...")" "$BUILDSCRIPT"
 	ln -s "${BUILDFILE}" "${srclinks}/${pkgbase}/${BUILDSCRIPT}"
 
@@ -950,6 +956,7 @@ run_single_packaging() {
 
 run_split_packaging() {
 	local pkgname_backup=("${pkgname[@]}")
+	pkgtype=split
 	backup_package_variables
 	for pkgname in ${pkgname_backup[@]}; do
 		run_single_packaging $pkgname