diff --git a/lib/libalpm/alpm.c b/lib/libalpm/alpm.c
index 10444fa4..85665833 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/alpm.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/alpm.c
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@ void *alpm_pkg_getinfo(pmpkg_t *pkg, unsigned char parm)
 			case PM_PKG_PACKAGER:
 			case PM_PKG_SIZE:
 			case PM_PKG_REASON:
-			case PM_PKG_REPLACES:
 			case PM_PKG_MD5SUM:
 				if(!(pkg->infolevel & INFRQ_DESC)) {
 					char target[(PKG_NAME_LEN-1)+1+(PKG_VERSION_LEN-1)+1];
@@ -393,6 +392,7 @@ void *alpm_pkg_getinfo(pmpkg_t *pkg, unsigned char parm)
 			case PM_PKG_REQUIREDBY:
 			case PM_PKG_CONFLICTS:
 			case PM_PKG_PROVIDES:
+			case PM_PKG_REPLACES:
 				if(!(pkg->infolevel & INFRQ_DEPENDS)) {
 					char target[(PKG_NAME_LEN-1)+1+(PKG_VERSION_LEN-1)+1];
 					snprintf(target, (PKG_NAME_LEN-1)+1+(PKG_VERSION_LEN-1)+1, "%s-%s", pkg->name, pkg->version);
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
index 75493365..539d988a 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
@@ -134,13 +134,13 @@ enum {
 	PM_PKG_PACKAGER,
 	PM_PKG_SIZE,
 	PM_PKG_REASON,
-	PM_PKG_REPLACES, /* Sync DB only */
 	PM_PKG_MD5SUM, /* Sync DB only */
 	/* Depends entry */
 	PM_PKG_DEPENDS,
 	PM_PKG_REQUIREDBY,
 	PM_PKG_CONFLICTS,
 	PM_PKG_PROVIDES,
+	PM_PKG_REPLACES, /* Sync DB only */
 	/* Files entry */
 	PM_PKG_FILES,
 	PM_PKG_BACKUP,
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/db.c b/lib/libalpm/db.c
index cee36454..7052d132 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/db.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/db.c
@@ -346,22 +346,12 @@ int db_read(pmdb_t *db, char *name, unsigned int inforeq, pmpkg_t *info)
 				}
 				_alpm_strtrim(tmp);
 				info->size = atol(tmp);
-			} else if(!strcmp(line, "%REPLACES%")) {
-				/* the REPLACES tag is special -- it only appears in sync repositories,
-				 * not the local one. */
-				while(fgets(line, 512, fp) && strlen(_alpm_strtrim(line))) {
-					info->replaces = pm_list_add(info->replaces, strdup(line));
-				}
 			} else if(!strcmp(line, "%MD5SUM%")) {
 				/* MD5SUM tag only appears in sync repositories,
 				 * not the local one. */
 				if(fgets(info->md5sum, sizeof(info->md5sum), fp) == NULL) {
 					return(-1);
 				}
-			} else if(!strcmp(line, "%FORCE%")) {
-				/* FORCE tag only appears in sync repositories,
-				 * not the local one. */
-				info->force = 1;
 			}
 		}
 		fclose(fp);
@@ -417,6 +407,16 @@ int db_read(pmdb_t *db, char *name, unsigned int inforeq, pmpkg_t *info)
 				while(fgets(line, 512, fp) && strlen(_alpm_strtrim(line))) {
 					info->provides = pm_list_add(info->provides, strdup(line));
 				}
+			} else if(!strcmp(line, "%REPLACES%")) {
+				/* the REPLACES tag is special -- it only appears in sync repositories,
+				 * not the local one. */
+				while(fgets(line, 512, fp) && strlen(_alpm_strtrim(line))) {
+					info->replaces = pm_list_add(info->replaces, strdup(line));
+				}
+			} else if(!strcmp(line, "%FORCE%")) {
+				/* FORCE tag only appears in sync repositories,
+				 * not the local one. */
+				info->force = 1;
 			}
 		}
 		fclose(fp);
diff --git a/scripts/gensync b/scripts/gensync
index 49a2939a..7c3420fd 100755
--- a/scripts/gensync
+++ b/scripts/gensync
@@ -100,17 +100,6 @@ db_write_entry()
 		done
 		echo "" >>desc
 	fi
-	if [ ${#replaces[*]} -gt 0 ]; then
-		echo "%REPLACES%" >>desc
-		for it in "${replaces[@]}"; do
-			echo "$it" >>desc
-		done
-		echo "" >>desc
-	fi
-	if [ "$force" = "y" -o "$force" = "Y" ]; then
-		echo "%FORCE%" >>desc
-		echo "" >>desc
-	fi
 	# depends
 	: >depends
 	if [ ${#depends[*]} -gt 0 ]; then
@@ -134,6 +123,17 @@ db_write_entry()
 		done
 		echo "" >>depends
 	fi
+	if [ ${#replaces[*]} -gt 0 ]; then
+		echo "%REPLACES%" >>depends
+		for it in "${replaces[@]}"; do
+			echo "$it" >>depends
+		done
+		echo "" >>depends
+	fi
+	if [ "$force" = "y" -o "$force" = "Y" ]; then
+		echo "%FORCE%" >>depends
+		echo "" >>depends
+	fi
 	# preserve the modification time
 	touch -r $1 desc depends
 }
diff --git a/scripts/updatesync b/scripts/updatesync
index 943af8a5..10614d5b 100755
--- a/scripts/updatesync
+++ b/scripts/updatesync
@@ -103,17 +103,6 @@ db_write_entry()
 		done
 		echo "" >>desc
 	fi
-	if [ ${#replaces[*]} -gt 0 ]; then
-		echo "%REPLACES%" >>desc
-		for it in "${replaces[@]}"; do
-			echo "$it" >>desc
-		done
-		echo "" >>desc
-	fi
-	if [ "$force" = "y" -o "$force" = "Y" ]; then
-		echo "%FORCE%" >>desc
-		echo "" >>desc
-	fi
 	# depends
 	: >depends
 	if [ ${#depends[*]} -gt 0 ]; then
@@ -137,6 +126,17 @@ db_write_entry()
 		done
 		echo "" >>depends
 	fi
+	if [ ${#replaces[*]} -gt 0 ]; then
+		echo "%REPLACES%" >>depends
+		for it in "${replaces[@]}"; do
+			echo "$it" >>depends
+		done
+		echo "" >>depends
+	fi
+	if [ "$force" = "y" -o "$force" = "Y" ]; then
+		echo "%FORCE%" >>depends
+		echo "" >>depends
+	fi
 }
 
 delete_entry()