diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d6883a2..8ce50ae 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.114) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   [ Stefano Rivera ]
   * ubuntutools.archive: Handle source package in workdir correctly.
     Add regression tests. (LP: #706403)
+  * syncpackage: Don't fakesync when we have a new orig tarball (LP: #707187)
 
   [ Dustin Kirkland ]
   * debian/control, debian/copyright, doc/errno.1, errno, setup.py:
diff --git a/syncpackage b/syncpackage
index 5f2e9d6..809605d 100755
--- a/syncpackage
+++ b/syncpackage
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def sync_dsc(src_pkg, debian_dist, release, name, email, bugs, ubuntu_mirror,
     src_pkg.pull()
     src_pkg.unpack()
 
-    fakesync = not ubu_pkg.verify_orig()
+    fakesync = not (need_orig or ubu_pkg.verify_orig())
 
     if fakesync:
         Logger.warn('The checksums of the Debian and Ubuntu packages mismatch. '