diff --git a/plugins/reposync.py b/plugins/reposync.py
index 0ff936f8..ab513e76 100644
--- a/plugins/reposync.py
+++ b/plugins/reposync.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def repo_target(self, repo):
 
     def metadata_target(self, repo):
         if self.opts.metadata_path:
-            return _pkgdir(self.opts.metadata_path, repo.id)
+            return _pkgdir(self.opts.metadata_path, repo.id if not self.opts.norepopath else '')
         else:
             return self.repo_target(repo)