diff --git a/lib/libalpm/be_local.c b/lib/libalpm/be_local.c
index ee805b9e..a8c8468b 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/be_local.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/be_local.c
@@ -688,6 +688,8 @@ static int local_db_read(alpm_pkg_t *info, alpm_dbinfrq_t inforeq)
 				}
 				/* attempt to hand back any memory we don't need */
 				files = realloc(files, sizeof(alpm_file_t) * files_count);
+				/* make sure the list is sorted */
+				qsort(files, files_count, sizeof(alpm_file_t), _alpm_files_cmp);
 				info->files.count = files_count;
 				info->files.files = files;
 			} else if(strcmp(line, "%BACKUP%") == 0) {