diff --git a/pkg.c b/pkg.c
index a30cce3..684a8c2 100644
--- a/pkg.c
+++ b/pkg.c
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ pkg_verify_dependency(pkg_dependency_t *pkgdep)
 	if (pkg == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
+	pkg->id = strdup(pkgdep->package);
+
 	switch(pkgdep->compare)
 	{
 	case PKG_LESS_THAN:
diff --git a/pkg.h b/pkg.h
index bc8cde0..bdb0db9 100644
--- a/pkg.h
+++ b/pkg.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ struct tuple_ {
 };
 
 struct pkg_ {
+	char *id;
 	char *filename;
 	char *realname;
 	char *version;