diff --git a/lib/plist_match.c b/lib/plist_match.c
index 3c74641e..dd39ef60 100644
--- a/lib/plist_match.c
+++ b/lib/plist_match.c
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ xbps_match_any_virtualpkg_in_rundeps(prop_array_t rundeps,
 				found = true;
 				break;
 			}
-			if (found)
-				break;
 		}
+		if (found)
+			break;
 	}
 	return found;
 }
diff --git a/lib/repository_finddeps.c b/lib/repository_finddeps.c
index 0193070d..dda1c1d1 100644
--- a/lib/repository_finddeps.c
+++ b/lib/repository_finddeps.c
@@ -292,15 +292,18 @@ find_repo_deps(prop_dictionary_t transd, 	/* transaction dictionary */
 			if (rv == 0) {
 				/*
 				 * Package is installed but does not match
-				 * the dependency pattern.
+				 * the dependency pattern, update pkg.
 				 */
+				xbps_dbg_printf_append("installed `%s', "
+				    "must be updated.\n", pkgver_q);
+				reason = "update";
 			} else if (rv == 1) {
 				rv = 0;
 				if (state == XBPS_PKG_STATE_UNPACKED) {
 					/*
 					 * Package matches the dependency
 					 * pattern but was only unpacked,
-					 * mark pkg to be configured.
+					 * configure pkg.
 					 */
 					xbps_dbg_printf_append("installed `%s'"
 					    ", must be configured.\n",
@@ -310,7 +313,7 @@ find_repo_deps(prop_dictionary_t transd, 	/* transaction dictionary */
 					/*
 					 * Package matches the dependency
 					 * pattern and is fully installed,
-					 * skip and pass to next one.
+					 * skip to next one.
 					 */
 					xbps_dbg_printf_append("installed "
 					    "`%s'.\n", pkgver_q);
@@ -399,41 +402,8 @@ find_repo_deps(prop_dictionary_t transd, 	/* transaction dictionary */
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		/*
-		 * Pass 4: check if new dependency is already installed, due
-		 * to virtual packages.
-		 */
-		prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(curpkgd, "pkgver", &pkgver_q);
-		tmpd = xbps_find_pkg_dict_installed(pkgver_q, true);
-		if (tmpd == NULL)
-			tmpd = xbps_find_virtualpkg_dict_installed(pkgver_q, true);
-
-		if (tmpd == NULL) {
-			/* dependency not installed */
-			reason = "install";
-			xbps_dbg_printf_append("(found `%s')\n",
-			    pkgver_q);
-		} else {
-			/* dependency installed, check its state */
-			state = 0;
-			if ((rv = xbps_pkg_state_dictionary(tmpd, &state)) != 0) {
-				prop_object_release(tmpd);
-				xbps_dbg_printf("failed to check pkg state "
-				    "for `%s': %s\n", pkgver_q, strerror(rv));
-				break;
-			}
-			if (state == XBPS_PKG_STATE_INSTALLED) {
-				reason = "update";
-				xbps_dbg_printf_append("(found `%s')\n",
-				    pkgver_q);
-			} else if (state == XBPS_PKG_STATE_UNPACKED) {
-				reason = "install";
-				xbps_dbg_printf_append("(found `%s')\n",
-				    pkgver_q);
-			}
-			prop_object_release(tmpd);
-		}
 		prop_dictionary_set_cstring_nocopy(curpkgd, "transaction", reason);
+		prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(curpkgd, "pkgver", &pkgver_q);
 		/*
 		 * Package is on repo, add it into the transaction dictionary.
 		 */