diff --git a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
index 956284bd..b0aa0671 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
@@ -247,10 +247,8 @@ typedef struct _alpm_depmissing_t {
 
 /** Conflict */
 typedef struct _alpm_conflict_t {
-	unsigned long package1_hash;
-	unsigned long package2_hash;
-	char *package1;
-	char *package2;
+	alpm_pkg_t *package1;
+	alpm_pkg_t *package2;
 	alpm_depend_t *reason;
 } alpm_conflict_t;
 
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/conflict.c b/lib/libalpm/conflict.c
index 80827ed6..08ae86cb 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/conflict.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/conflict.c
@@ -49,11 +49,8 @@ static alpm_conflict_t *conflict_new(alpm_pkg_t *pkg1, alpm_pkg_t *pkg2,
 	alpm_conflict_t *conflict;
 
 	CALLOC(conflict, 1, sizeof(alpm_conflict_t), return NULL);
-
-	conflict->package1_hash = pkg1->name_hash;
-	conflict->package2_hash = pkg2->name_hash;
-	STRDUP(conflict->package1, pkg1->name, goto error);
-	STRDUP(conflict->package2, pkg2->name, goto error);
+	ASSERT(_alpm_pkg_dup(pkg1, &conflict->package1) == 0, goto error);
+	ASSERT(_alpm_pkg_dup(pkg2, &conflict->package2) == 0, goto error);
 	conflict->reason = reason;
 
 	return conflict;
@@ -69,8 +66,8 @@ error:
 void SYMEXPORT alpm_conflict_free(alpm_conflict_t *conflict)
 {
 	ASSERT(conflict != NULL, return);
-	FREE(conflict->package2);
-	FREE(conflict->package1);
+	_alpm_pkg_free(conflict->package1);
+	_alpm_pkg_free(conflict->package2);
 	FREE(conflict);
 }
 
@@ -79,20 +76,7 @@ void SYMEXPORT alpm_conflict_free(alpm_conflict_t *conflict)
  */
 alpm_conflict_t *_alpm_conflict_dup(const alpm_conflict_t *conflict)
 {
-	alpm_conflict_t *newconflict;
-	CALLOC(newconflict, 1, sizeof(alpm_conflict_t), return NULL);
-
-	newconflict->package1_hash = conflict->package1_hash;
-	newconflict->package2_hash = conflict->package2_hash;
-	STRDUP(newconflict->package1, conflict->package1, goto error);
-	STRDUP(newconflict->package2, conflict->package2, goto error);
-	newconflict->reason = conflict->reason;
-
-	return newconflict;
-
-error:
-	alpm_conflict_free(newconflict);
-	return NULL;
+	return conflict_new(conflict->package1, conflict->package2, conflict->reason);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -108,10 +92,10 @@ static int conflict_isin(alpm_conflict_t *needle, alpm_list_t *haystack)
 	alpm_list_t *i;
 	for(i = haystack; i; i = i->next) {
 		alpm_conflict_t *conflict = i->data;
-		if(needle->package1_hash == conflict->package1_hash
-				&& needle->package2_hash == conflict->package2_hash
-				&& strcmp(needle->package1, conflict->package1) == 0
-				&& strcmp(needle->package2, conflict->package2) == 0) {
+		if(needle->package1->name_hash == conflict->package2->name_hash
+				&& needle->package2->name_hash == conflict->package2->name_hash
+				&& strcmp(needle->package1->name, conflict->package1->name) == 0
+				&& strcmp(needle->package2->name, conflict->package2->name) == 0) {
 			return 1;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/sync.c b/lib/libalpm/sync.c
index 97a351fe..d26a1323 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/sync.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/sync.c
@@ -510,21 +510,23 @@ int _alpm_sync_prepare(alpm_handle_t *handle, alpm_list_t **data)
 
 		for(i = deps; i; i = i->next) {
 			alpm_conflict_t *conflict = i->data;
+			const char *name1 = conflict->package1->name;
+			const char *name2 = conflict->package2->name;
 			alpm_pkg_t *rsync, *sync, *sync1, *sync2;
 
 			/* have we already removed one of the conflicting targets? */
-			sync1 = alpm_pkg_find(trans->add, conflict->package1);
-			sync2 = alpm_pkg_find(trans->add, conflict->package2);
+			sync1 = alpm_pkg_find(trans->add, name1);
+			sync2 = alpm_pkg_find(trans->add, name2);
 			if(!sync1 || !sync2) {
 				continue;
 			}
 
 			_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_DEBUG, "conflicting packages in the sync list: '%s' <-> '%s'\n",
-					conflict->package1, conflict->package2);
+					name1, name2);
 
 			/* if sync1 provides sync2, we remove sync2 from the targets, and vice versa */
-			alpm_depend_t *dep1 = alpm_dep_from_string(conflict->package1);
-			alpm_depend_t *dep2 = alpm_dep_from_string(conflict->package2);
+			alpm_depend_t *dep1 = alpm_dep_from_string(name1);
+			alpm_depend_t *dep2 = alpm_dep_from_string(name2);
 			if(_alpm_depcmp(sync1, dep2)) {
 				rsync = sync2;
 				sync = sync1;
@@ -552,8 +554,8 @@ int _alpm_sync_prepare(alpm_handle_t *handle, alpm_list_t **data)
 
 			/* Prints warning */
 			_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_WARNING,
-					_("removing '%s' from target list because it conflicts with '%s'\n"),
-					rsync->name, sync->name);
+					_("removing '%s-%s' from target list because it conflicts with '%s-%s'\n"),
+					rsync->name, rsync->version, sync->name, sync->version);
 			trans->add = alpm_list_remove(trans->add, rsync, _alpm_pkg_cmp, NULL);
 			/* rsync is not a transaction target anymore */
 			trans->unresolvable = alpm_list_add(trans->unresolvable, rsync);
@@ -574,16 +576,18 @@ int _alpm_sync_prepare(alpm_handle_t *handle, alpm_list_t **data)
 				.conflict = i->data
 			};
 			alpm_conflict_t *conflict = i->data;
+			const char *name1 = conflict->package1->name;
+			const char *name2 = conflict->package2->name;
 			int found = 0;
 
-			/* if conflict->package2 (the local package) is not elected for removal,
+			/* if name2 (the local package) is not elected for removal,
 			   we ask the user */
-			if(alpm_pkg_find(trans->remove, conflict->package2)) {
+			if(alpm_pkg_find(trans->remove, name2)) {
 				found = 1;
 			}
 			for(j = trans->add; j && !found; j = j->next) {
 				alpm_pkg_t *spkg = j->data;
-				if(alpm_pkg_find(spkg->removes, conflict->package2)) {
+				if(alpm_pkg_find(spkg->removes, name2)) {
 					found = 1;
 				}
 			}
@@ -592,14 +596,14 @@ int _alpm_sync_prepare(alpm_handle_t *handle, alpm_list_t **data)
 			}
 
 			_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_DEBUG, "package '%s' conflicts with '%s'\n",
-					conflict->package1, conflict->package2);
+					name1, name2);
 
 			QUESTION(handle, &question);
 			if(question.remove) {
 				/* append to the removes list */
-				alpm_pkg_t *sync = alpm_pkg_find(trans->add, conflict->package1);
-				alpm_pkg_t *local = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(handle->db_local, conflict->package2);
-				_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_DEBUG, "electing '%s' for removal\n", conflict->package2);
+				alpm_pkg_t *sync = alpm_pkg_find(trans->add, name1);
+				alpm_pkg_t *local = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(handle->db_local, name2);
+				_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_DEBUG, "electing '%s' for removal\n", name2);
 				sync->removes = alpm_list_add(sync->removes, local);
 			} else { /* abort */
 				_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_ERROR, _("unresolvable package conflicts detected\n"));
diff --git a/src/pacman/callback.c b/src/pacman/callback.c
index 08da4bb7..812b64e3 100644
--- a/src/pacman/callback.c
+++ b/src/pacman/callback.c
@@ -393,18 +393,22 @@ void cb_question(alpm_question_t *question)
 			{
 				alpm_question_conflict_t *q = &question->conflict;
 				/* print conflict only if it contains new information */
-				if(strcmp(q->conflict->package1, q->conflict->reason->name) == 0
-						|| strcmp(q->conflict->package2, q->conflict->reason->name) == 0) {
-					q->remove = noyes(_("%s and %s are in conflict. Remove %s?"),
-							q->conflict->package1,
-							q->conflict->package2,
-							q->conflict->package2);
+				if(strcmp(alpm_pkg_get_name(q->conflict->package1), q->conflict->reason->name) == 0
+						|| strcmp(alpm_pkg_get_name(q->conflict->package2), q->conflict->reason->name) == 0) {
+					q->remove = noyes(_("%s-%s and %s-%s are in conflict. Remove %s?"),
+							alpm_pkg_get_name(q->conflict->package1),
+							alpm_pkg_get_version(q->conflict->package1),
+							alpm_pkg_get_name(q->conflict->package2),
+							alpm_pkg_get_version(q->conflict->package2),
+							alpm_pkg_get_name(q->conflict->package2));
 				} else {
-					q->remove = noyes(_("%s and %s are in conflict (%s). Remove %s?"),
-							q->conflict->package1,
-							q->conflict->package2,
+					q->remove = noyes(_("%s-%s and %s-%s are in conflict (%s). Remove %s?"),
+							alpm_pkg_get_name(q->conflict->package1),
+							alpm_pkg_get_version(q->conflict->package1),
+							alpm_pkg_get_name(q->conflict->package2),
+							alpm_pkg_get_version(q->conflict->package2),
 							q->conflict->reason->name,
-							q->conflict->package2);
+							alpm_pkg_get_name(q->conflict->package2));
 				}
 			}
 			break;
diff --git a/src/pacman/database.c b/src/pacman/database.c
index 378edc8c..db8ed2de 100644
--- a/src/pacman/database.c
+++ b/src/pacman/database.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static int check_db_local_package_conflicts(alpm_list_t *pkglist)
 	for(i = data; i; i = i->next) {
 		alpm_conflict_t *conflict = i->data;
 		pm_printf(ALPM_LOG_ERROR, "'%s' conflicts with '%s'\n",
-				conflict->package1, conflict->package2);
+				alpm_pkg_get_name(conflict->package1), alpm_pkg_get_name(conflict->package2));
 		ret++;
 	}
 	alpm_list_free_inner(data, (alpm_list_fn_free)alpm_conflict_free);
diff --git a/src/pacman/sync.c b/src/pacman/sync.c
index 4bdeff7b..73e0496e 100644
--- a/src/pacman/sync.c
+++ b/src/pacman/sync.c
@@ -777,12 +777,19 @@ int sync_prepare_execute(void)
 					alpm_conflict_t *conflict = i->data;
 					/* only print reason if it contains new information */
 					if(conflict->reason->mod == ALPM_DEP_MOD_ANY) {
-						colon_printf(_("%s and %s are in conflict\n"),
-								conflict->package1, conflict->package2);
+						colon_printf(_("%s-%s and %s-%s are in conflict\n"),
+								alpm_pkg_get_name(conflict->package1),
+								alpm_pkg_get_version(conflict->package1),
+								alpm_pkg_get_name(conflict->package2),
+								alpm_pkg_get_version(conflict->package2));
 					} else {
 						char *reason = alpm_dep_compute_string(conflict->reason);
-						colon_printf(_("%s and %s are in conflict (%s)\n"),
-								conflict->package1, conflict->package2, reason);
+						colon_printf(_("%s-%s and %s-%s are in conflict (%s)\n"),
+								alpm_pkg_get_name(conflict->package1),
+								alpm_pkg_get_version(conflict->package1),
+								alpm_pkg_get_name(conflict->package2),
+								alpm_pkg_get_version(conflict->package2),
+								reason);
 						free(reason);
 					}
 					alpm_conflict_free(conflict);