diff --git a/src/headerlist.c b/src/headerlist.c
index e61b994..487098b 100644
--- a/src/headerlist.c
+++ b/src/headerlist.c
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ addToHeaderList(struct configTag *ct,
                } else {
 		     /* check if the package is already providing it... */
 		     for (k = 0; k < newheaderlist->file[j]->numproviders; k++) {
-		        if (!strcmp(newheaderlist->file[j]->provider[k]->name,newheaderlist->name))
+		        if (newheaderlist->file[j]->provider[k] == newheaderlist)
 			   break;
 		     }