diff --git a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
index 3febd0ec..fc8f0bcd 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ typedef struct _alpm_conflict_t {
 	unsigned long package2_hash;
 	char *package1;
 	char *package2;
-	char *reason;
+	alpm_depend_t *reason;
 } alpm_conflict_t;
 
 /** File conflict */
@@ -670,15 +670,15 @@ alpm_list_t *alpm_pkg_get_depends(alpm_pkg_t *pkg);
  */
 alpm_list_t *alpm_pkg_get_optdepends(alpm_pkg_t *pkg);
 
-/** Returns the list of package names conflicting with pkg.
+/** Returns the list of packages conflicting with pkg.
  * @param pkg a pointer to package
- * @return a reference to an internal list of strings.
+ * @return a reference to an internal list of alpm_depend_t structures.
  */
 alpm_list_t *alpm_pkg_get_conflicts(alpm_pkg_t *pkg);
 
-/** Returns the list of package names provided by pkg.
+/** Returns the list of packages provided by pkg.
  * @param pkg a pointer to package
- * @return a reference to an internal list of strings.
+ * @return a reference to an internal list of alpm_depend_t structures.
  */
 alpm_list_t *alpm_pkg_get_provides(alpm_pkg_t *pkg);
 
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ alpm_list_t *alpm_pkg_get_deltas(alpm_pkg_t *pkg);
 
 /** Returns the list of packages to be replaced by pkg.
  * @param pkg a pointer to package
- * @return a reference to an internal list of strings.
+ * @return a reference to an internal list of alpm_depend_t structures.
  */
 alpm_list_t *alpm_pkg_get_replaces(alpm_pkg_t *pkg);
 
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/be_local.c b/lib/libalpm/be_local.c
index fdb4ceaf..a874504e 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/be_local.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/be_local.c
@@ -509,6 +509,12 @@ static char *get_pkgpath(alpm_db_t *db, alpm_pkg_t *info)
 	f = alpm_list_add(f, linedup); \
 } while(1) /* note the while(1) and not (0) */
 
+#define READ_AND_SPLITDEP(f) do { \
+	if(fgets(line, sizeof(line), fp) == NULL && !feof(fp)) goto error; \
+	if(_alpm_strip_newline(line) == 0) break; \
+	f = alpm_list_add(f, _alpm_splitdep(line)); \
+} while(1) /* note the while(1) and not (0) */
+
 static int local_db_read(alpm_pkg_t *info, alpm_dbinfrq_t inforeq)
 {
 	FILE *fp = NULL;
@@ -601,20 +607,15 @@ static int local_db_read(alpm_pkg_t *info, alpm_dbinfrq_t inforeq)
 				/* also store this value to isize */
 				info->isize = info->size;
 			} else if(strcmp(line, "%REPLACES%") == 0) {
-				READ_AND_STORE_ALL(info->replaces);
+				READ_AND_SPLITDEP(info->replaces);
 			} else if(strcmp(line, "%DEPENDS%") == 0) {
-				/* Different than the rest because of the _alpm_splitdep call. */
-				while(1) {
-					READ_NEXT();
-					if(strlen(line) == 0) break;
-					info->depends = alpm_list_add(info->depends, _alpm_splitdep(line));
-				}
+				READ_AND_SPLITDEP(info->depends);
 			} else if(strcmp(line, "%OPTDEPENDS%") == 0) {
 				READ_AND_STORE_ALL(info->optdepends);
 			} else if(strcmp(line, "%CONFLICTS%") == 0) {
-				READ_AND_STORE_ALL(info->conflicts);
+				READ_AND_SPLITDEP(info->conflicts);
 			} else if(strcmp(line, "%PROVIDES%") == 0) {
-				READ_AND_STORE_ALL(info->provides);
+				READ_AND_SPLITDEP(info->provides);
 			}
 		}
 		fclose(fp);
@@ -771,7 +772,9 @@ int _alpm_local_db_write(alpm_db_t *db, alpm_pkg_t *info, alpm_dbinfrq_t inforeq
 		if(info->replaces) {
 			fputs("%REPLACES%\n", fp);
 			for(lp = info->replaces; lp; lp = lp->next) {
-				fprintf(fp, "%s\n", (char *)lp->data);
+				char *depstring = alpm_dep_compute_string(lp->data);
+				fprintf(fp, "%s\n", depstring);
+				free(depstring);
 			}
 			fprintf(fp, "\n");
 		}
@@ -830,14 +833,18 @@ int _alpm_local_db_write(alpm_db_t *db, alpm_pkg_t *info, alpm_dbinfrq_t inforeq
 		if(info->conflicts) {
 			fputs("%CONFLICTS%\n", fp);
 			for(lp = info->conflicts; lp; lp = lp->next) {
-				fprintf(fp, "%s\n", (char *)lp->data);
+				char *depstring = alpm_dep_compute_string(lp->data);
+				fprintf(fp, "%s\n", depstring);
+				free(depstring);
 			}
 			fprintf(fp, "\n");
 		}
 		if(info->provides) {
 			fputs("%PROVIDES%\n", fp);
 			for(lp = info->provides; lp; lp = lp->next) {
-				fprintf(fp, "%s\n", (char *)lp->data);
+				char *depstring = alpm_dep_compute_string(lp->data);
+				fprintf(fp, "%s\n", depstring);
+				free(depstring);
 			}
 			fprintf(fp, "\n");
 		}
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/be_package.c b/lib/libalpm/be_package.c
index 9762cbca..3b5b0d0c 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/be_package.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/be_package.c
@@ -194,11 +194,14 @@ static int parse_descfile(alpm_handle_t *handle, struct archive *a, alpm_pkg_t *
 			} else if(strcmp(key, "optdepend") == 0) {
 				newpkg->optdepends = alpm_list_add(newpkg->optdepends, strdup(ptr));
 			} else if(strcmp(key, "conflict") == 0) {
-				newpkg->conflicts = alpm_list_add(newpkg->conflicts, strdup(ptr));
+				alpm_depend_t *conflict = _alpm_splitdep(ptr);
+				newpkg->conflicts = alpm_list_add(newpkg->conflicts, conflict);
 			} else if(strcmp(key, "replaces") == 0) {
-				newpkg->replaces = alpm_list_add(newpkg->replaces, strdup(ptr));
+				alpm_depend_t *replace = _alpm_splitdep(ptr);
+				newpkg->replaces = alpm_list_add(newpkg->replaces, replace);
 			} else if(strcmp(key, "provides") == 0) {
-				newpkg->provides = alpm_list_add(newpkg->provides, strdup(ptr));
+				alpm_depend_t *provide = _alpm_splitdep(ptr);
+				newpkg->provides = alpm_list_add(newpkg->provides, provide);
 			} else if(strcmp(key, "backup") == 0) {
 				alpm_backup_t *backup;
 				CALLOC(backup, 1, sizeof(alpm_backup_t), return -1);
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/be_sync.c b/lib/libalpm/be_sync.c
index 069e39dd..66808a7f 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/be_sync.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/be_sync.c
@@ -460,6 +460,12 @@ static int sync_db_populate(alpm_db_t *db)
 	f = alpm_list_add(f, linedup); \
 } while(1) /* note the while(1) and not (0) */
 
+#define READ_AND_SPLITDEP(f) do { \
+	if(_alpm_archive_fgets(archive, &buf) != ARCHIVE_OK) goto error; \
+	if(_alpm_strip_newline(buf.line) == 0) break; \
+	f = alpm_list_add(f, _alpm_splitdep(line)); \
+} while(1) /* note the while(1) and not (0) */
+
 static int sync_db_read(alpm_db_t *db, struct archive *archive,
 		struct archive_entry *entry, alpm_pkg_t **likely_pkg)
 {
@@ -547,20 +553,15 @@ static int sync_db_read(alpm_db_t *db, struct archive *archive,
 			} else if(strcmp(line, "%PGPSIG%") == 0) {
 				READ_AND_STORE(pkg->base64_sig);
 			} else if(strcmp(line, "%REPLACES%") == 0) {
-				READ_AND_STORE_ALL(pkg->replaces);
+				READ_AND_SPLITDEP(pkg->replaces);
 			} else if(strcmp(line, "%DEPENDS%") == 0) {
-				/* Different than the rest because of the _alpm_splitdep call. */
-				while(1) {
-					READ_NEXT();
-					if(strlen(line) == 0) break;
-					pkg->depends = alpm_list_add(pkg->depends, _alpm_splitdep(line));
-				}
+				READ_AND_SPLITDEP(pkg->depends);
 			} else if(strcmp(line, "%OPTDEPENDS%") == 0) {
 				READ_AND_STORE_ALL(pkg->optdepends);
 			} else if(strcmp(line, "%CONFLICTS%") == 0) {
-				READ_AND_STORE_ALL(pkg->conflicts);
+				READ_AND_SPLITDEP(pkg->conflicts);
 			} else if(strcmp(line, "%PROVIDES%") == 0) {
-				READ_AND_STORE_ALL(pkg->provides);
+				READ_AND_SPLITDEP(pkg->provides);
 			} else if(strcmp(line, "%DELTAS%") == 0) {
 				/* Different than the rest because of the _alpm_delta_parse call. */
 				while(1) {
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/conflict.c b/lib/libalpm/conflict.c
index 91e6b677..fe182094 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/conflict.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/conflict.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #include "deps.h"
 
 static alpm_conflict_t *conflict_new(alpm_pkg_t *pkg1, alpm_pkg_t *pkg2,
-		const char *reason)
+		alpm_depend_t *reason)
 {
 	alpm_conflict_t *conflict;
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static alpm_conflict_t *conflict_new(alpm_pkg_t *pkg1, alpm_pkg_t *pkg2,
 	conflict->package2_hash = pkg2->name_hash;
 	STRDUP(conflict->package1, pkg1->name, return NULL);
 	STRDUP(conflict->package2, pkg2->name, return NULL);
-	STRDUP(conflict->reason, reason, return NULL);
+	conflict->reason = reason;
 
 	return conflict;
 }
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ void _alpm_conflict_free(alpm_conflict_t *conflict)
 {
 	FREE(conflict->package2);
 	FREE(conflict->package1);
-	FREE(conflict->reason);
 	FREE(conflict);
 }
 
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ alpm_conflict_t *_alpm_conflict_dup(const alpm_conflict_t *conflict)
 	newconflict->package2_hash = conflict->package2_hash;
 	STRDUP(newconflict->package1, conflict->package1, return NULL);
 	STRDUP(newconflict->package2, conflict->package2, return NULL);
-	STRDUP(newconflict->reason, conflict->reason, return NULL);
+	newconflict->reason = conflict->reason;
 
 	return newconflict;
 }
@@ -103,16 +102,18 @@ static int conflict_isin(alpm_conflict_t *needle, alpm_list_t *haystack)
  * @param reason reason for this conflict
  */
 static int add_conflict(alpm_handle_t *handle, alpm_list_t **baddeps,
-		alpm_pkg_t *pkg1, alpm_pkg_t *pkg2, const char *reason)
+		alpm_pkg_t *pkg1, alpm_pkg_t *pkg2, alpm_depend_t *reason)
 {
 	alpm_conflict_t *conflict = conflict_new(pkg1, pkg2, reason);
 	if(!conflict) {
 		return -1;
 	}
-	_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_DEBUG, "package %s conflicts with %s (by %s)\n",
-			pkg1->name, pkg2->name, reason);
 	if(!conflict_isin(conflict, *baddeps)) {
+		char *conflict_str = alpm_dep_compute_string(reason);
 		*baddeps = alpm_list_add(*baddeps, conflict);
+		_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_DEBUG, "package %s conflicts with %s (by %s)\n",
+				pkg1->name, pkg2->name, conflict_str);
+		free(conflict_str);
 	} else {
 		_alpm_conflict_free(conflict);
 	}
@@ -144,9 +145,8 @@ static void check_conflict(alpm_handle_t *handle,
 		alpm_list_t *j;
 
 		for(j = alpm_pkg_get_conflicts(pkg1); j; j = j->next) {
-			const char *conflict = j->data;
+			alpm_depend_t *conflict = j->data;
 			alpm_list_t *k;
-			alpm_depend_t *parsed_conflict = _alpm_splitdep(conflict);
 
 			for(k = list2; k; k = k->next) {
 				alpm_pkg_t *pkg2 = k->data;
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static void check_conflict(alpm_handle_t *handle,
 					continue;
 				}
 
-				if(_alpm_depcmp(pkg2, parsed_conflict)) {
+				if(_alpm_depcmp(pkg2, conflict)) {
 					if(order >= 0) {
 						add_conflict(handle, baddeps, pkg1, pkg2, conflict);
 					} else {
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ static void check_conflict(alpm_handle_t *handle,
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			_alpm_dep_free(parsed_conflict);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/db.c b/lib/libalpm/db.c
index 9e8e75bf..5765ab2c 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/db.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/db.c
@@ -437,7 +437,8 @@ alpm_list_t *_alpm_db_search(alpm_db_t *db, const alpm_list_t *needles)
 			if(!matched) {
 				/* check provides */
 				for(k = alpm_pkg_get_provides(pkg); k; k = k->next) {
-					if(regexec(&reg, k->data, 0, 0, 0) == 0) {
+					alpm_depend_t *provide = k->data;
+					if(regexec(&reg, provide->name, 0, 0, 0) == 0) {
 						matched = k->data;
 						break;
 					}
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/deps.c b/lib/libalpm/deps.c
index 992ebe23..6869087c 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/deps.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/deps.c
@@ -384,25 +384,19 @@ int _alpm_depcmp(alpm_pkg_t *pkg, alpm_depend_t *dep)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* check provisions, format : "name=version" */
+	/* check provisions, name and version if available */
 	for(i = alpm_pkg_get_provides(pkg); i && !satisfy; i = i->next) {
-		const char *provision = i->data;
-		const char *provver = strchr(provision, '=');
+		alpm_depend_t *provision = i->data;
 
-		if(provver == NULL) { /* no provision version */
-			satisfy = (dep->mod == ALPM_DEP_MOD_ANY
-					&& strcmp(provision, dep->name) == 0);
-		} else {
-			/* This is a bit tricker than the old code for performance reasons. To
-			 * prevent the need to copy and duplicate strings, strncmp only the name
-			 * portion if they are the same length, since there is a version and
-			 * operator in play here. Cast is to silence sign conversion warning;
-			 * we know provver >= provision if we are here. */
-			size_t namelen = (size_t)(provver - provision);
-			provver += 1;
-			satisfy = (strlen(dep->name) == namelen
-					&& strncmp(provision, dep->name, namelen) == 0
-					&& dep_vercmp(provver, dep->mod, dep->version));
+		if(dep->mod == ALPM_DEP_MOD_ANY) {
+			/* any version will satisfy the requirement */
+			satisfy = (provision->name_hash == dep->name_hash
+					&& strcmp(provision->name, dep->name) == 0);
+		} else if (provision->mod == ALPM_DEP_MOD_EQ) {
+			/* provision specifies a version, so try it out */
+			satisfy = (provision->name_hash == dep->name_hash
+					&& strcmp(provision->name, dep->name) == 0
+					&& dep_vercmp(provision->version, dep->mod, dep->version));
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/package.c b/lib/libalpm/package.c
index a8dc1440..19d2c844 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/package.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/package.c
@@ -496,7 +496,9 @@ alpm_pkg_t *_alpm_pkg_dup(alpm_pkg_t *pkg)
 	newpkg->reason = pkg->reason;
 
 	newpkg->licenses   = alpm_list_strdup(pkg->licenses);
-	newpkg->replaces   = alpm_list_strdup(pkg->replaces);
+	for(i = pkg->replaces; i; i = alpm_list_next(i)) {
+		newpkg->replaces = alpm_list_add(newpkg->replaces, _alpm_dep_dup(i->data));
+	}
 	newpkg->groups     = alpm_list_strdup(pkg->groups);
 	if(pkg->files.count) {
 		size_t filenum;
@@ -517,8 +519,12 @@ alpm_pkg_t *_alpm_pkg_dup(alpm_pkg_t *pkg)
 		newpkg->depends = alpm_list_add(newpkg->depends, _alpm_dep_dup(i->data));
 	}
 	newpkg->optdepends = alpm_list_strdup(pkg->optdepends);
-	newpkg->conflicts  = alpm_list_strdup(pkg->conflicts);
-	newpkg->provides   = alpm_list_strdup(pkg->provides);
+	for(i = pkg->conflicts; i; i = alpm_list_next(i)) {
+		newpkg->conflicts = alpm_list_add(newpkg->conflicts, _alpm_dep_dup(i->data));
+	}
+	for(i = pkg->provides; i; i = alpm_list_next(i)) {
+		newpkg->provides = alpm_list_add(newpkg->provides, _alpm_dep_dup(i->data));
+	}
 	for(i = pkg->deltas; i; i = alpm_list_next(i)) {
 		newpkg->deltas = alpm_list_add(newpkg->deltas, _alpm_delta_dup(i->data));
 	}
@@ -557,8 +563,10 @@ void _alpm_pkg_free(alpm_pkg_t *pkg)
 	FREE(pkg->sha256sum);
 	FREE(pkg->base64_sig);
 	FREE(pkg->arch);
+
 	FREELIST(pkg->licenses);
-	FREELIST(pkg->replaces);
+	alpm_list_free_inner(pkg->replaces, (alpm_list_fn_free)_alpm_dep_free);
+	alpm_list_free(pkg->replaces);
 	FREELIST(pkg->groups);
 	if(pkg->files.count) {
 		size_t i;
@@ -572,8 +580,10 @@ void _alpm_pkg_free(alpm_pkg_t *pkg)
 	alpm_list_free_inner(pkg->depends, (alpm_list_fn_free)_alpm_dep_free);
 	alpm_list_free(pkg->depends);
 	FREELIST(pkg->optdepends);
-	FREELIST(pkg->conflicts);
-	FREELIST(pkg->provides);
+	alpm_list_free_inner(pkg->conflicts, (alpm_list_fn_free)_alpm_dep_free);
+	alpm_list_free(pkg->conflicts);
+	alpm_list_free_inner(pkg->provides, (alpm_list_fn_free)_alpm_dep_free);
+	alpm_list_free(pkg->provides);
 	alpm_list_free_inner(pkg->deltas, (alpm_list_fn_free)_alpm_delta_free);
 	alpm_list_free(pkg->deltas);
 	alpm_list_free(pkg->delta_path);
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/sync.c b/lib/libalpm/sync.c
index f16489d9..3e38707e 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/sync.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/sync.c
@@ -150,14 +150,11 @@ int SYMEXPORT alpm_sync_sysupgrade(alpm_handle_t *handle, int enable_downgrade)
 				for(k = _alpm_db_get_pkgcache(sdb); k; k = k->next) {
 					spkg = k->data;
 					for(l = alpm_pkg_get_replaces(spkg); l; l = l->next) {
-						const char *replace = l->data;
-						alpm_depend_t *parsed_replace = _alpm_splitdep(replace);
-						if(_alpm_depcmp(lpkg, parsed_replace)) {
+						alpm_depend_t *replace = l->data;
+						if(_alpm_depcmp(lpkg, replace)) {
 							found = 1;
-							_alpm_dep_free(parsed_replace);
 							break;
 						}
-						_alpm_dep_free(parsed_replace);
 					}
 					if(found) {
 						/* check IgnorePkg/IgnoreGroup */
diff --git a/src/pacman/package.c b/src/pacman/package.c
index 8c101851..7fe33a9f 100644
--- a/src/pacman/package.c
+++ b/src/pacman/package.c
@@ -37,6 +37,22 @@
 
 #define CLBUF_SIZE 4096
 
+/** Turn a depends list into a text list.
+ * @param deps a list with items of type alpm_depend_t
+ * @return a string list, must be freed
+ */
+static void deplist_display(const char *title,
+		alpm_list_t *deps)
+{
+	alpm_list_t *i, *text = NULL;
+	for(i = deps; i; i = alpm_list_next(i)) {
+		alpm_depend_t *dep = alpm_list_getdata(i);
+		text = alpm_list_add(text, alpm_dep_compute_string(dep));
+	}
+	list_display(title, text);
+	FREELIST(text);
+}
+
 /**
  * Display the details of a package.
  * Extra information entails 'required by' info for sync packages and backup
@@ -52,8 +68,7 @@ void dump_pkg_full(alpm_pkg_t *pkg, enum pkg_from from, int extra)
 	char bdatestr[50] = "", idatestr[50] = "";
 	const char *label;
 	double size;
-	const alpm_list_t *i;
-	alpm_list_t *requiredby = NULL, *depstrings = NULL;
+	alpm_list_t *requiredby = NULL;
 
 	if(pkg == NULL) {
 		return;
@@ -81,12 +96,6 @@ void dump_pkg_full(alpm_pkg_t *pkg, enum pkg_from from, int extra)
 			break;
 	}
 
-	/* turn depends list into a text list */
-	for(i = alpm_pkg_get_depends(pkg); i; i = alpm_list_next(i)) {
-		alpm_depend_t *dep = (alpm_depend_t *)alpm_list_getdata(i);
-		depstrings = alpm_list_add(depstrings, alpm_dep_compute_string(dep));
-	}
-
 	if(extra || from == PKG_FROM_LOCALDB) {
 		/* compute this here so we don't get a pause in the middle of output */
 		requiredby = alpm_pkg_compute_requiredby(pkg);
@@ -102,14 +111,14 @@ void dump_pkg_full(alpm_pkg_t *pkg, enum pkg_from from, int extra)
 	string_display(_("URL            :"), alpm_pkg_get_url(pkg));
 	list_display(_("Licenses       :"), alpm_pkg_get_licenses(pkg));
 	list_display(_("Groups         :"), alpm_pkg_get_groups(pkg));
-	list_display(_("Provides       :"), alpm_pkg_get_provides(pkg));
-	list_display(_("Depends On     :"), depstrings);
+	deplist_display(_("Provides       :"), alpm_pkg_get_provides(pkg));
+	deplist_display(_("Depends On     :"), alpm_pkg_get_depends(pkg));
 	list_display_linebreak(_("Optional Deps  :"), alpm_pkg_get_optdepends(pkg));
 	if(extra || from == PKG_FROM_LOCALDB) {
 		list_display(_("Required By    :"), requiredby);
 	}
-	list_display(_("Conflicts With :"), alpm_pkg_get_conflicts(pkg));
-	list_display(_("Replaces       :"), alpm_pkg_get_replaces(pkg));
+	deplist_display(_("Conflicts With :"), alpm_pkg_get_conflicts(pkg));
+	deplist_display(_("Replaces       :"), alpm_pkg_get_replaces(pkg));
 
 	size = humanize_size(alpm_pkg_get_size(pkg), 'K', 1, &label);
 	if(from == PKG_FROM_SYNCDB) {
@@ -162,7 +171,6 @@ void dump_pkg_full(alpm_pkg_t *pkg, enum pkg_from from, int extra)
 	/* final newline to separate packages */
 	printf("\n");
 
-	FREELIST(depstrings);
 	FREELIST(requiredby);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pacman/sync.c b/src/pacman/sync.c
index 7b50d805..ea32a264 100644
--- a/src/pacman/sync.c
+++ b/src/pacman/sync.c
@@ -779,13 +779,14 @@ int sync_prepare_execute(void)
 				for(i = data; i; i = alpm_list_next(i)) {
 					alpm_conflict_t *conflict = alpm_list_getdata(i);
 					/* only print reason if it contains new information */
-					if(strcmp(conflict->package1, conflict->reason) == 0 ||
-							strcmp(conflict->package2, conflict->reason) == 0) {
+					if(conflict->reason->mod == ALPM_DEP_MOD_ANY) {
 						printf(_(":: %s and %s are in conflict\n"),
 								conflict->package1, conflict->package2);
 					} else {
+						char *reason = alpm_dep_compute_string(conflict->reason);
 						printf(_(":: %s and %s are in conflict (%s)\n"),
-								conflict->package1, conflict->package2, conflict->reason);
+								conflict->package1, conflict->package2, reason);
+						free(reason);
 					}
 				}
 				break;