; * package-vc.el (package-vc-read-pkg): Return package description

diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el
index e03a5f73b4be162a5539125a01205f8228d66ebe..2d3769448d2c210c7601f12a21384b8c4647ddfe 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package-vc.el
@@ -288,11 +288,13 @@ be requested using REV."
 
 (defun package-vc-read-pkg (prompt)
   "Query for a source package description with PROMPT."
-  (completing-read
-   prompt
-   package-alist
-   (lambda (pkg) (package-vc-p (cadr pkg)))
-   t))
+  (cadr (assoc (completing-read
+                prompt
+                package-alist
+                (lambda (pkg) (package-vc-p (cadr pkg)))
+                t)
+               package-alist
+               #'string=)))
 
 (defun package-vc-prepare-patch (pkg subject revisions)
   "Send a patch to the maintainer of a package PKG.