diff --git a/beetsplug/mbsync.py b/beetsplug/mbsync.py
index f3b77cc43..76226f08c 100644
--- a/beetsplug/mbsync.py
+++ b/beetsplug/mbsync.py
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@ def mbsync_singletons(lib, query, move, pretend, write):
     """Retrieve and apply info from the autotagger for items matched by
     query.
     """
-    for item in lib.items(query):
-        if not item.singleton:
-            continue
+    for item in lib.items(query + ['singleton:true']):
         if not item.mb_trackid:
             log.info(u'Skipping singleton {0}: has no mb_trackid'
                      .format(item.title))