diff --git a/src/pactree.c b/src/pactree.c
index e34ecc8..4bd4601 100644
--- a/src/pactree.c
+++ b/src/pactree.c
@@ -383,6 +383,14 @@ static int parse_options(int argc, char *argv[])
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int pkg_provides_itself(const char *pkg, const char *depstring)
+{
+	size_t pkglen = strlen(pkg);
+	return (strncmp(pkg, depstring, pkglen) == 0 &&
+			(depstring[pkglen] == '\0' ||
+			 strncmp(": ", depstring + pkglen, 2) == 0));
+}
+
 /* pkg provides provision */
 static void print_text(const char *pkg, const char *provision,
 		tdepth *depth, int last, int opt_dep)
@@ -419,12 +427,12 @@ static void print_text(const char *pkg, const char *provision,
 	if(!pkg && provision) {
 		printf("%s%s%s%s [unresolvable]%s%s\n", tip, color->leaf1,
 				provision, color->branch1, opt_str, color->off);
-	} else if(provision && strcmp(pkg, provision) != 0 && *(style->provides) != '\0') {
+	} else if(provision && *(style->provides) != '\0' && !pkg_provides_itself(pkg, provision)) {
 		printf("%s%s%s%s%s %s%s%s%s\n", tip, color->leaf1, pkg,
 				color->leaf2, style->provides, color->leaf1, provision, opt_str,
 				color->off);
 	} else {
-		printf("%s%s%s%s%s\n", tip, color->leaf1, pkg, opt_str, color->off);
+		printf("%s%s%s%s%s\n", tip, color->leaf1, (provision ? provision : pkg), opt_str, color->off);
 	}
 }