diff --git a/src/distromatic.c b/src/distromatic.c
index bc31ab3..74b8092 100644
--- a/src/distromatic.c
+++ b/src/distromatic.c
@@ -499,7 +499,9 @@ resolveFirstLevelDependencies(struct configTag *ct, int archidx)
                       /* warn about provides provided by obsoleted packages */
                       k=0;
                       for (j = 0; j < provided->numproviders; j++) {
-                         if (provided->provider[j]->obsoleted && !currheader->obsoleted) k++;
+                         if (provided->provider[j]->obsoleted &&
+                             !provided->provider[j]->sourceheader->updatingparent && // don't fall in case above
+                             !currheader->obsoleted) k++;
                       }
                       if (k == provided->numproviders) { // all provides are obsoleted
                          snprintf(warning, PATH_MAX, "%s(%s,%s) requires %s which is only provided by obsoleted package(s):",