diff --git a/packages/packages.sh b/packages/packages.sh
index 3808904..c8b1cab 100755
--- a/packages/packages.sh
+++ b/packages/packages.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ pip3_install() {
 
 if has_tags pm:pacman; then
 	# libarchive for bsdtar
+	sudo pacman -Sy
 	pacman_install \
 		makepkg \
 		base-devel \