diff --git a/R/location.R b/R/location.R
index 737e5e79..87cbe092 100644
--- a/R/location.R
+++ b/R/location.R
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ new_location_entry <- function(name, type, args, call = NULL) {
   } else if (type == "http") {
     required <- "url"
   } else if (type == "packit") {
-    required <- c("url")
+    required <- "url"
   } else if (type == "custom") {
     required <- "driver"
   }