diff --git a/config/path b/config/path
index 52c5fe8eb3..eb94381d6b 100644
--- a/config/path
+++ b/config/path
@@ -54,7 +54,13 @@ SED="sed -i"
   PKG_LONGDESC=""
   PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 
-  [ -n "$1" ] && PKG_DIR=`find $PACKAGES -type d -name $1 2>/dev/null`
+  if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+    PKG_DIR=`find $PACKAGES -type d -name $1 2>/dev/null`
+    if [[ $PKG_DIR = *$'\n'* ]]; then
+      echo -e "Error - multiple package folders:\n$PKG_DIR"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  fi
 
   [ -r $PKG_DIR/meta ] && . $PKG_DIR/meta
   [ "$PKG_IS_ADDON" = "yes" ] && PKG_ADDON_ID="`echo $PKG_SECTION | sed 's,/,.,g'`.$PKG_NAME"