diff --git a/devices/device.py b/devices/device.py
index c386053..c4fd067 100644
--- a/devices/device.py
+++ b/devices/device.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class Device(DictScheme):
             if self.package.name not in pkgs:
                 raise Exception(f"device package {self.package.name} somehow not in repos, this is a kupferbootstrap bug")
             pkg = pkgs[self.package.name]
-            file_path = pkg.acquire()
+            file_path, _ = pkg.acquire()
             assert file_path
             assert os.path.exists(file_path)
             deviceinfo_path = 'etc/kupfer/deviceinfo'
diff --git a/distro/package.py b/distro/package.py
index 3298247..a6c06a9 100644
--- a/distro/package.py
+++ b/distro/package.py
@@ -61,26 +61,28 @@ class BinaryPackage(PackageInfo):
         p._desc = desc
         return p
 
-    def acquire(self, dest_dir: Optional[str] = None, filename: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
+    def acquire(self, dest_dir: Optional[str] = None, filename: Optional[str] = None) -> tuple[str, bool]:
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
 
 class LocalPackage(BinaryPackage):
 
-    def acquire(self, dest_dir: Optional[str] = None, filename: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
+    def acquire(self, dest_dir: Optional[str] = None, filename: Optional[str] = None) -> tuple[str, bool]:
+        changed = False
         assert self.resolved_url and self.filename and self.filename in self.resolved_url
         path = f'{self.resolved_url.split("file://")[1]}'
         if dest_dir:
             target = os.path.join(dest_dir, filename or self.filename)
             if os.path.getsize(path) != os.path.getsize(target) or sha256sum(path) != sha256sum(target):
                 copy_file(path, target, follow_symlinks=True)
-            return target
-        return path
+                changed = True
+            path = target
+        return path, changed
 
 
 class RemotePackage(BinaryPackage):
 
-    def acquire(self, dest_dir: Optional[str] = None, filename: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
+    def acquire(self, dest_dir: Optional[str] = None, filename: Optional[str] = None) -> tuple[str, bool]:
         assert self.resolved_url and '.pkg.tar.' in self.resolved_url
         url = f"{self.resolved_url}"
         assert url
@@ -90,6 +92,6 @@ class RemotePackage(BinaryPackage):
         dest_file_path = os.path.join(dest_dir, filename or self.filename)
 
         logging.info(f"Trying to download package {url}")
-        download_file(dest_file_path, url)
+        changed = download_file(dest_file_path, url)
         logging.info(f"{self.filename} downloaded from repos")
-        return dest_file_path
+        return dest_file_path, changed
diff --git a/packages/build.py b/packages/build.py
index b388221..d7f56d4 100644
--- a/packages/build.py
+++ b/packages/build.py
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ def try_download_package(dest_file_path: str, package: Pkgbuild, arch: Arch) ->
     url = repo_pkg.resolved_url
     assert url
     try:
-        path = repo_pkg.acquire()
+        path, _ = repo_pkg.acquire()
         assert os.path.exists(path)
         return path
     except HTTPError as e: