diff --git a/pkgkit b/pkgkit
index bf5b703..323b351 100755
--- a/pkgkit
+++ b/pkgkit
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ add_repo() {
 	if ! [ -f "$key" ]
 	then
 		echo "Warning: generating new abuild key"
+		key="$HOME/.abuild/abuild.rsa"
 		mkdir -p $HOME/.abuild
 		(
 			umask 0007