diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index 703117c..0813dd3 100644
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ scan_pkgconfig_depends() {
 				| sed -E 's/\s*([<>=]+)\s*/\1/' \
 				| while read pc; do
 			# only add files that are not self provided
-			if ! grep -q -w "^${pc%[<>=]*}" "$provides_pc"; then
+			if ! grep -q -w "^${pc%%[<>=]*}" "$provides_pc"; then
 				echo "$pc" >> "$controldir"/.needs-pc
 			fi
 		done