diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e198f029..5fb96fef 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 xbps-0.19.1 (???):
 
+ * libxbps: when a package has not been configured and there's an update
+   in transaction, libxbps incorrectly tried to ignore the update and
+   configure this package. Fix this by not ignoring the update even if
+   package has any state.
+
  * xbps-query(8): -l, --list-packages option now prints pkg state as follows:
 
 	STATE	PKGVER	DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/lib/transaction_ops.c b/lib/transaction_ops.c
index e25f1c40..89233f05 100644
--- a/lib/transaction_ops.c
+++ b/lib/transaction_ops.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ trans_find_pkg(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *pkg, int action)
 	if ((rv = xbps_set_pkg_state_dictionary(pkg_repod, state)) != 0)
 		return rv;
 
-	if (state == XBPS_PKG_STATE_UNPACKED)
+	if ((action == TRANS_INSTALL) && (state == XBPS_PKG_STATE_UNPACKED))
 		reason = "configure";
 	else if (state == XBPS_PKG_STATE_NOT_INSTALLED)
 		reason = "install";