diff --git a/src/headerlist.c b/src/headerlist.c
index 75702fa..e61b994 100644
--- a/src/headerlist.c
+++ b/src/headerlist.c
@@ -979,11 +979,6 @@ addToHeaderList(struct configTag *ct,
 	          provided->version=malloc(sizeof(char *));
 		  provided->version[0]=strdup(provideversion[i]);
 	       } else if (provided->numproviders > 0) {
-	          /* check if the package is already providing it... */
-	          for (j = 0; j < provided->numproviders; j++) {
-	             if (!strcmp(provided->provider[j]->name,newheaderlist->name)) break;
-	          }
-		  /* if not add to the list of providers */
 		  provided->numproviders++;
 		  newprovider=malloc(sizeof(struct headerList*)*provided->numproviders);
                   for (j = 0; j < provided->numproviders-1; j++) {
@@ -1008,9 +1003,8 @@ addToHeaderList(struct configTag *ct,
 		     free(provided->version);
 		     provided->version=newversion;
 		  }
-
 	       } else {
-	       fprintf(stderr,"%s has %d providers but is ignored\n",provided->name,provided->numproviders);
+	          fprintf(stderr,"%s has %d providers but is ignored\n",provided->name,provided->numproviders);
 	       }
 	    }
 
diff --git a/src/reports.c b/src/reports.c
index 5417705..f3edd27 100644
--- a/src/reports.c
+++ b/src/reports.c
@@ -1886,6 +1886,8 @@ print_datatables(struct configTag *ct, int arch) {
      while (provided) {
         nonobsoletednumproviders=0;
         for (i = 0; i < provided->numproviders; i++) {
+           // skip duplicated provides
+           if ((i > 0) && (provided->provider[i] == provided->provider[i-1])) continue;
            if (!provided->provider[i]->obsoleted) nonobsoletednumproviders++;
         }
         if (nonobsoletednumproviders > 1) {