diff --git a/osc/build.py b/osc/build.py
index 482fea50..60e95f4b 100644
--- a/osc/build.py
+++ b/osc/build.py
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ def main(apiurl, opts, argv):
         if not old_pkg_dir.startswith('/') and not opts.offline:
             data = [prj, pacname, repo, arch]
             if old_pkg_dir == '_link':
-                p = core.findpacs(os.curdir)[0]
+                p = core.findpacs([os.curdir])[0]
                 if not p.islink():
                     raise oscerr.WrongOptions('package is not a link')
                 data[0] = p.linkinfo.project
diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index 13507b53..a89355be 100644
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ class Osc(cmdln.Cmdln):
 
         elif len(args) <= 2:
             # try using the working copy at hand
-            p = findpacs(os.curdir)[0]
+            p = findpacs([os.curdir])[0]
             src_project = p.prjname
             src_package = p.name
             if self.options.apiurl and self.options.apiurl != p.apiurl:
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
 
         elif len(args) <= 2:
             # try using the working copy at hand
-            p = findpacs(os.curdir)[0]
+            p = findpacs([os.curdir])[0]
             src_project = p.prjname
             src_package = p.name
             if len(args) == 0 and p.islink():
@@ -2742,7 +2742,7 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
             rev = None
 
         if len(args) == 0:
-            p = findpacs(os.curdir)[0]
+            p = findpacs([os.curdir])[0]
             project = p.prjname
             package = p.name
             apiurl = p.apiurl