diff --git a/src/distromatic.c b/src/distromatic.c
index ac7baf5..b4ed137 100644
--- a/src/distromatic.c
+++ b/src/distromatic.c
@@ -347,33 +347,55 @@ handleObsoletedPackages(struct configTag *ct, int archidx)
       prov=prov->next;
    }
 
-   /* report obsoleted elements which are provided by other packages */
+   /* mark obsoleted elements which are provided by other packages */
    currheader = ct->headerlist[archidx];
    while (currheader) {
+      if (currheader->obsoleted == 0)
       for (j = 0; j < currheader->obsoletecount; j++) {
          prov=findOrCreateProvidedListEntry((struct providedList**) &ct->providedlist_idx[archidx],
                                              currheader->obsoletename[j],0,archidx);
          if (prov) {
             for (i = 0; i < prov->numproviders; i++) {
                if (strcmp(currheader->name,prov->provider[i]->name)) {
-                  prov->provider[i]->obsoleted = 1;
-                  if (!strcmp(prov->name,prov->provider[i]->name)) {
-                     snprintf(buf, PATH_MAX, "%s(%s,%s) obsoletes %s(%s,%s)",
-                         currheader->name,
-                         currheader->arch,
-                         ct->repository[currheader->altrepository]->tag,
-                         prov->provider[i]->name,
-                         prov->provider[i]->arch,
-                         ct->repository[prov->provider[i]->altrepository]->tag);
+//               if (currheader->sourceheader != prov->provider[i]->sourceheader) {
+                  if (prov->provider[i]->sourceheader == currheader->sourceheader) {
+                     snprintf(buf, PATH_MAX, "%s(%s,%s) obsoletes %s provided by %s(%s,%s) which comes from its own source; ignoring",
+                     currheader->name,
+                     currheader->arch,
+                     ct->repository[currheader->altrepository]->tag,
+                     prov->name,
+                     prov->provider[i]->name,
+                     prov->provider[i]->arch,
+                     ct->repository[prov->provider[i]->altrepository]->tag);
+                  } else if (!strcmp(prov->provider[i]->sourceheader->name,currheader->sourceheader->name)) {
+                     snprintf(buf, PATH_MAX, "%s(%s,%s) obsoletes %s provided by %s(%s,%s) which comes from same source name; ignoring",
+                     currheader->name,
+                     currheader->arch,
+                     ct->repository[currheader->altrepository]->tag,
+                     prov->name,
+                     prov->provider[i]->name,
+                     prov->provider[i]->arch,
+                     ct->repository[prov->provider[i]->altrepository]->tag);
                   } else {
-                     snprintf(buf, PATH_MAX, "%s(%s,%s) obsoletes %s provided by %s(%s,%s)", 
-                         currheader->name,
-                         currheader->arch,
-                         ct->repository[currheader->altrepository]->tag,
-                         prov->name,
-                         prov->provider[i]->name,
-                         prov->provider[i]->arch,
-                         ct->repository[prov->provider[i]->altrepository]->tag);
+                     prov->provider[i]->obsoleted = 1;
+                     if (!strcmp(prov->name,prov->provider[i]->name)) {
+                        snprintf(buf, PATH_MAX, "%s(%s,%s) obsoletes %s(%s,%s)",
+                        currheader->name,
+                        currheader->arch,
+                        ct->repository[currheader->altrepository]->tag,
+                        prov->provider[i]->name,
+                        prov->provider[i]->arch,
+                        ct->repository[prov->provider[i]->altrepository]->tag);
+                     } else {
+                        snprintf(buf, PATH_MAX, "%s(%s,%s) obsoletes %s provided by %s(%s,%s)", 
+                        currheader->name,
+                        currheader->arch,
+                        ct->repository[currheader->altrepository]->tag,
+                        prov->name,
+                        prov->provider[i]->name,
+                        prov->provider[i]->arch,
+                        ct->repository[prov->provider[i]->altrepository]->tag);
+                     }
                   }
                   addWarning(currheader->sourceheader, buf);
                   logmsg(LOG_WARNING,"%s", buf);