diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 43659d40..adcb3eda 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 xbps-0.21 (???):
 
+ * libxbps: when resolving deps in transaction, ignore incorrect ones;
+   for example a package might be depending on itself thru virtual packages.
+
  * configure: don't link to libs in PREFIX/lib blindly; figure out
    sysroot dir with gcc compiler and use this for headers/libs.
 
diff --git a/include/xbps_api.h.in b/include/xbps_api.h.in
index c59fd226..0353878d 100644
--- a/include/xbps_api.h.in
+++ b/include/xbps_api.h.in
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
  */
 #define XBPS_PKGINDEX_VERSION	"1.6"
 
-#define XBPS_API_VERSION	"20130207"
+#define XBPS_API_VERSION	"20130207-1"
 
 #ifndef XBPS_VERSION
  #define XBPS_VERSION		"UNSET"
diff --git a/lib/rindex_pkgdeps.c b/lib/rindex_pkgdeps.c
index f69749ca..efa19c48 100644
--- a/lib/rindex_pkgdeps.c
+++ b/lib/rindex_pkgdeps.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ find_repo_deps(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 	prop_array_t curpkgrdeps;
 	pkg_state_t state;
 	size_t x;
-	const char *reqpkg, *pkgver_q, *reason = NULL;
+	const char *reqpkg, *reqpkgname, *pkgver_q, *reason = NULL;
 	char *pkgname;
 	int rv = 0;
 
@@ -317,6 +317,22 @@ find_repo_deps(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 		}
 		prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(curpkgd,
 		    "pkgver", &pkgver_q);
+		prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(curpkgd,
+		    "pkgname", &reqpkgname);
+		/*
+		 * Check dependency validity.
+		 */
+		pkgname = xbps_pkg_name(curpkg);
+		assert(pkgname);
+		if (strcmp(pkgname, reqpkgname) == 0) {
+			xbps_dbg_printf_append(xhp, "[ignoring wrong dependency "
+			    "%s (depends on itself)]\n",
+			    reqpkg);
+			free(pkgname);
+			continue;
+		}
+		free(pkgname);
+
 		/*
 		 * Check if package has matched conflicts.
 		 */
diff --git a/lib/transaction_sortdeps.c b/lib/transaction_sortdeps.c
index dd346fba..c3aa4bba 100644
--- a/lib/transaction_sortdeps.c
+++ b/lib/transaction_sortdeps.c
@@ -205,9 +205,14 @@ again:
 			rv = EINVAL;
 			break;
 		}
+		if ((xbps_match_virtual_pkg_in_dict(curpkgd, str, true)) ||
+		    (xbps_match_virtual_pkg_in_dict(curpkgd, str, false))) {
+			xbps_dbg_printf_append(xhp, "ignore wrong "
+			    "dependency %s (depends on itself)\n", str);
+			continue;
+		}
 		prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(curpkgd,
 		    "transaction", &tract);
-
 		lpd = pkgdep_alloc(curpkgd, str);
 
 		if (pdn == NULL) {