diff --git a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
index 28659b55..42b9cf83 100644
--- a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
@@ -902,56 +902,56 @@ write_pkginfo() {
 	size="$(( ${size%%[^0-9]*} * 1024 ))"
 
 	msg2 "$(gettext "Generating .PKGINFO file...")"
-	echo "# Generated by makepkg $myver" >.PKGINFO
+	echo "# Generated by makepkg $myver"
 	if (( INFAKEROOT )); then
-		echo "# using $(fakeroot -v)" >>.PKGINFO
+		echo "# using $(fakeroot -v)"
 	fi
-	echo "# $(LC_ALL=C date -u)" >>.PKGINFO
-	echo "pkgname = $1" >>.PKGINFO
-	(( SPLITPKG )) && echo pkgbase = $pkgbase >>.PKGINFO
-	echo "pkgver = $pkgver-$pkgrel" >>.PKGINFO
-	echo "pkgdesc = $pkgdesc" >>.PKGINFO
-	echo "url = $url" >>.PKGINFO
-	echo "builddate = $builddate" >>.PKGINFO
-	echo "packager = $packager" >>.PKGINFO
-	echo "size = $size" >>.PKGINFO
-	echo "arch = $PKGARCH" >>.PKGINFO
+	echo "# $(LC_ALL=C date -u)"
+	echo "pkgname = $1"
+	(( SPLITPKG )) && echo pkgbase = $pkgbase
+	echo "pkgver = $pkgver-$pkgrel"
+	echo "pkgdesc = $pkgdesc"
+	echo "url = $url"
+	echo "builddate = $builddate"
+	echo "packager = $packager"
+	echo "size = $size"
+	echo "arch = $PKGARCH"
 	if [[ $(check_option force) = "y" ]]; then
-		echo "force = true" >> .PKGINFO
+		echo "force = true"
 	fi
 
 	local it
 	for it in "${license[@]}"; do
-		echo "license = $it" >>.PKGINFO
+		echo "license = $it"
 	done
 	for it in "${replaces[@]}"; do
-		echo "replaces = $it" >>.PKGINFO
+		echo "replaces = $it"
 	done
 	for it in "${groups[@]}"; do
-		echo "group = $it" >>.PKGINFO
+		echo "group = $it"
 	done
 	for it in "${depends[@]}"; do
-		echo "depend = $it" >>.PKGINFO
+		echo "depend = $it"
 	done
 	for it in "${optdepends[@]}"; do
-		echo "optdepend = $it" >>.PKGINFO
+		echo "optdepend = $it"
 	done
 	for it in "${conflicts[@]}"; do
-		echo "conflict = $it" >>.PKGINFO
+		echo "conflict = $it"
 	done
 	for it in "${provides[@]}"; do
-		echo "provides = $it" >>.PKGINFO
+		echo "provides = $it"
 	done
 	for it in "${backup[@]}"; do
-		echo "backup = $it" >>.PKGINFO
+		echo "backup = $it"
 	done
 	for it in "${packaging_options[@]}"; do
 		local ret="$(check_option $it)"
 		if [[ $ret != "?" ]]; then
 			if [[ $ret = y ]]; then
-				echo "makepkgopt = $it" >>.PKGINFO
+				echo "makepkgopt = $it"
 			else
-				echo "makepkgopt = !$it" >>.PKGINFO
+				echo "makepkgopt = !$it"
 			fi
 		fi
 	done
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ create_package() {
 		PKGARCH=$CARCH
 	fi
 
-	write_pkginfo $nameofpkg
+	write_pkginfo $nameofpkg > .PKGINFO
 
 	local comp_files=".PKGINFO"