diff --git a/src/reports.c b/src/reports.c
index bb52f5f..b591082 100644
--- a/src/reports.c
+++ b/src/reports.c
@@ -1895,7 +1895,11 @@ print_datatables(struct configTag *ct, int arch) {
         nonobsoletednumproviders=0;
         for (i = 0; i < provided->numproviders; i++) {
            // skip duplicated provides
-           if ((i > 0) && (provided->provider[i] == provided->provider[i-1])) continue;
+           if (i > 0) {
+              if (provided->provider[i] == provided->provider[i-1]) continue;
+              else if (!strcmp(provided->provider[i]->name,provided->provider[i-1]->name) &&
+                       !provided->provider[i-1]->obsoleted) continue;
+           }
            if (!provided->provider[i]->obsoleted) nonobsoletednumproviders++;
         }
         if (nonobsoletednumproviders > 1) {