diff --git a/src/util/pactree.c b/src/util/pactree.c
index 3d55d9f1..7813267d 100644
--- a/src/util/pactree.c
+++ b/src/util/pactree.c
@@ -211,7 +211,8 @@ static int register_syncs(void)
 			section = strndup(&line[1], linelen - 2);
 
 			if(section && strcmp(section, "options") != 0) {
-				alpm_register_syncdb(handle, section, level);
+				alpm_db_t *db = alpm_register_syncdb(handle, section, level);
+				alpm_db_set_usage(db, ALPM_DB_USAGE_ALL);
 			}
 		}
 	}