diff --git a/lib/sync.js b/lib/sync.js
index 3af96a72..4b1c52d9 100644
--- a/lib/sync.js
+++ b/lib/sync.js
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ module.exports = function (x, options) {
             } catch (e) {}
 
             if (opts.packageFilter) {
-                pkg = opts.packageFilter(pkg, x);
+                pkg = opts.packageFilter(pkg, pkgfile, x);
             }
 
             if (pkg.main) {