diff --git a/buildpkg b/buildpkg
index 0c7518d6..b03337d8 100755
--- a/buildpkg
+++ b/buildpkg
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 (require 'package-build)
 
-(mapc 'package-build-archive argv)
+(mapc 'package-build-archive (mapcar 'intern argv))