diff --git a/tools/fdroid_fetchsrclibs.py b/tools/fdroid_fetchsrclibs.py
index fca7bc4480..f0d6736175 100644
--- a/tools/fdroid_fetchsrclibs.py
+++ b/tools/fdroid_fetchsrclibs.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def main():
     options = parser.parse_args()
     common.options = options
     pkgs = common.read_pkg_args(options.appid, True)
-    allapps = metadata.read_metadata(xref=False)
+    allapps = metadata.read_metadata(pkgs)
     apps = common.read_app_args(options.appid, allapps, True)
     srclib_dir = os.path.join('build', 'srclib')
     os.makedirs(srclib_dir, exist_ok=True)