diff --git a/build/reqprov.c b/build/reqprov.c
index d7a4d13..6e8aaad 100644
--- a/build/reqprov.c
+++ b/build/reqprov.c
@@ -266,7 +266,32 @@ int addReqProv(/*@unused@*/ Spec spec, Header h,
     rpmsenseFlags extra = RPMSENSE_ANY;
     int xx;
     
+    /*@-branchstate@*/
+    if (depEVR == NULL)
+	depEVR = "";
+    /*@=branchstate@*/
+
     if (depFlags & RPMSENSE_PROVIDES) {
+	const char *name = NULL;
+
+	headerName(h, &name);
+	if (name != NULL && strcmp(name, depName) == 0) {
+	    char dep_flags_str[4];
+	    unsigned int i = 0;
+
+	    if (depFlags & RPMSENSE_LESS)
+		dep_flags_str[i++] = '<';
+	    if (depFlags & RPMSENSE_GREATER)
+		dep_flags_str[i++] = '>';
+	    if (depFlags & RPMSENSE_EQUAL)
+		dep_flags_str[i++] = '=';
+	    dep_flags_str[i] = '\0';
+
+	    rpmMessage(RPMMESS_WARNING, "ignored self-provides: %s %s %s\n",
+		       depName, dep_flags_str, depEVR);
+	    return 0;
+	}
+
 	nametag = RPMTAG_PROVIDENAME;
 	versiontag = RPMTAG_PROVIDEVERSION;
 	flagtag = RPMTAG_PROVIDEFLAGS;
@@ -299,11 +324,6 @@ int addReqProv(/*@unused@*/ Spec spec, Header h,
 
     depFlags = (depFlags & (RPMSENSE_SENSEMASK)) | extra;
 
-    /*@-branchstate@*/
-    if (depEVR == NULL)
-	depEVR = "";
-    /*@=branchstate@*/
-    
     /* Check for duplicate dependencies. */
     if (hge(h, nametag, &dnt, (void **) &names, &len) && len > 0) {
 	const char ** versions = NULL;