diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c44b8668..125e357d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 xbps-0.52 (???):
 
+ * libxbps: ignore updates for packages that have held dependencies.
+   Fixes #143. See https://github.com/voidlinux/xbps/issues/143
+
  * xbps-install(1): in dry-run mode, do not stop after processing a package
    that is already up-to-date. Fixes #145.
    See https://github.com/voidlinux/xbps/issues/145
diff --git a/lib/repo_pkgdeps.c b/lib/repo_pkgdeps.c
index 6d09f713..ba9c537f 100644
--- a/lib/repo_pkgdeps.c
+++ b/lib/repo_pkgdeps.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*-
- * Copyright (c) 2008-2014 Juan Romero Pardines.
+ * Copyright (c) 2008-2016 Juan Romero Pardines.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -280,6 +280,10 @@ find_repo_deps(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 				break;
 			}
 		}
+		if (xbps_dictionary_get(curpkgd, "hold")) {
+			xbps_dbg_printf(xhp, "%s on hold state! ignoring package.\n", curpkg);
+			continue;
+		}
 		/*
 		 * Pass 4: find required dependency in repository pool.
 		 * If dependency does not match add pkg into the missing
diff --git a/tests/xbps/libxbps/shell/update_hold.sh b/tests/xbps/libxbps/shell/update_hold.sh
index cf546b15..5d07e9f6 100644
--- a/tests/xbps/libxbps/shell/update_hold.sh
+++ b/tests/xbps/libxbps/shell/update_hold.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ update_pkg_with_held_dep_head() {
 }
 
 update_pkg_with_held_dep_body() {
-	atf_expect_death "Known bug: see https://github.com/voidlinux/xbps/issues/143"
 	mkdir -p some_repo pkginst pkgheld pkgdep-21_1 pkgdep-22_1
 	touch pkginst/pi00
 	touch pkgheld/ph00
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ update_pkg_with_held_dep_body() {
 	xbps-rindex -d -a pkgdep-22*.xbps
 	atf_check_equal $? 0
 
-	xbps-install -r root -C empty.conf --repository=$PWD -d -y pkginst >&2
+	xbps-install -r root -C empty.conf --repository=$PWD -d -yv pkginst
 	atf_check_equal $? 0
 }