diff --git a/src/cargo/core/package_id_spec.rs b/src/cargo/core/package_id_spec.rs
index 37a6f5e7b3cd..efa0dee03c19 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/package_id_spec.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/package_id_spec.rs
@@ -176,8 +176,7 @@ impl PackageIdSpec {
         }
 
         if let Some(ref v) = self.version {
-            let req = v.exact_req();
-            if !req.matches(package_id.version()) {
+            if !v.matches(package_id.version()) {
                 return false;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/cargo/util/semver_ext.rs b/src/cargo/util/semver_ext.rs
index 0be5bca68f21..fd86a75b632c 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/semver_ext.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/semver_ext.rs
@@ -182,16 +182,16 @@ impl PartialVersion {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn exact_req(&self) -> VersionReq {
-        VersionReq {
-            comparators: vec![Comparator {
-                op: semver::Op::Exact,
-                major: self.major,
-                minor: self.minor,
-                patch: self.patch,
-                pre: self.pre.as_ref().cloned().unwrap_or_default(),
-            }],
-        }
+    pub fn matches(&self, version: &Version) -> bool {
+        self.major == version.major
+            && self.minor.map(|f| f == version.minor).unwrap_or(true)
+            && self.patch.map(|f| f == version.patch).unwrap_or(true)
+            && self.pre.as_ref().map(|f| f == &version.pre).unwrap_or(true)
+            && self
+                .build
+                .as_ref()
+                .map(|f| f == &version.build)
+                .unwrap_or(true)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/replace.rs b/tests/testsuite/replace.rs
index 15df0f9feeb6..ee2314fd7972 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/replace.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/replace.rs
@@ -1350,7 +1350,7 @@ note: run with `RUST_BACKTRACE=1` environment variable to display a backtrace
 }
 
 #[cargo_test]
-fn override_different_metadata_2() {
+fn override_respects_spec_metadata() {
     Package::new("bar", "0.1.0+a").publish();
 
     let bar = git::repo(&paths::root().join("override"))
@@ -1387,12 +1387,22 @@ fn override_different_metadata_2() {
         .with_stderr(
             "\
 [UPDATING] `dummy-registry` index
-[UPDATING] git repository `[..]`
-[CHECKING] bar v0.1.0+a (file://[..])
-[CHECKING] foo v0.0.1 ([CWD])
-[FINISHED] dev [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in [..]
+[WARNING] package replacement is not used: https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index#bar@0.1.0+notTheBuild
+[DOWNLOADING] crates ...
+[DOWNLOADED] bar v0.1.0+a (registry `dummy-registry`)
+[CHECKING] bar v0.1.0+a
+[CHECKING] foo v0.0.1 ([..]/foo)
+[..]
+[..]
+[..]
+[..]
+[..]
+[..]
+[..]
+error: could not compile `foo` (lib) due to previous error
 ",
         )
+        .with_status(101)
         .run();
 }