1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib/libalpm/add.c b/lib/libalpm/add.c
index 5a3e06b8..e415bb17 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/add.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/add.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ static int commit_single_pkg(alpm_handle_t *handle, alpm_pkg_t *newpkg,
 	ASSERT(trans != NULL, return -1);
 
 	/* see if this is an upgrade. if so, remove the old package first */
-	if((oldpkg = newpkg->oldpkg)) {
+	if(_alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(db, newpkg->name) && (oldpkg = newpkg->oldpkg)) {
 		int cmp = _alpm_pkg_compare_versions(newpkg, oldpkg);
 		if(cmp < 0) {
 			log_msg = "downgrading";