diff --git a/src/pacman/sync.c b/src/pacman/sync.c
index 27218d6..d4c7444 100644
--- a/src/pacman/sync.c
+++ b/src/pacman/sync.c
@@ -159,19 +159,41 @@ static int sync_cleancache(int level)
 			if(alpm_pkg_load(path, 0, &localpkg) != 0 || localpkg == NULL) {
 				continue;
 			}
-			/* check if this package is in the local DB */
-			dbpkg = alpm_db_get_pkg(db_local, alpm_pkg_get_name(localpkg));
-			if(dbpkg == NULL) {
-				/* delete package, not present in local DB */
-				unlink(path);
-			} else if(alpm_pkg_vercmp(alpm_pkg_get_version(localpkg),
+			int delete = 0;
+			int local = 0;
+			if(local) {
+				/* check if this package is in the local DB */
+				dbpkg = alpm_db_get_pkg(db_local, alpm_pkg_get_name(localpkg));
+				if(dbpkg == NULL) {
+					/* delete package, not present in local DB */
+					delete = 1;
+				} else if(alpm_pkg_vercmp(alpm_pkg_get_version(localpkg),
 							alpm_pkg_get_version(dbpkg)) != 0) {
-				/* delete package, it was found but version differs */
-				unlink(path);
+					/* delete package, it was found but version differs */
+					delete = 1;
+				}
+				/* else version was the same, so keep the package */
+				/* free the local file package */
+				alpm_pkg_free(localpkg);
+			} else {
+				alpm_list_t *sync_dbs = alpm_option_get_syncdbs();
+				alpm_list_t *j;
+
+				delete = 1;
+				for(j = sync_dbs; j; j = alpm_list_next(j)) {
+					pmdb_t *db = alpm_list_getdata(j);
+					pmpkg_t *findpkg = alpm_db_get_pkg(db, alpm_pkg_get_name(localpkg));
+					if(findpkg && alpm_pkg_vercmp(alpm_pkg_get_version(localpkg),
+								alpm_pkg_get_version(findpkg)) == 0) {
+						delete = 0;
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			if(delete) {
+				printf("unlink %s\n", path);
 			}
-			/* else version was the same, so keep the package */
-			/* free the local file package */
-			alpm_pkg_free(localpkg);
 		}
 		printf(_("done.\n"));
 	} else {