diff --git a/include/package-ipkg.mk b/include/package-ipkg.mk
index d9b6f77cc4..a9cd51e80f 100644
--- a/include/package-ipkg.mk
+++ b/include/package-ipkg.mk
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ $(_endef)
 			fi; \
 		done; $(Package/$(1)/extra_provides) \
 	) | sort -u > $(PKG_INFO_DIR)/$(1).provides
-	$(if $(PROVIDES),@for pkg in $(PROVIDES); do cp $(PKG_INFO_DIR)/$(1).provides $(PKG_INFO_DIR)/$$$$pkg.provides; done)
+	$(if $(PROVIDES),@for pkg in $(filter-out $(1),$(PROVIDES)); do cp $(PKG_INFO_DIR)/$(1).provides $(PKG_INFO_DIR)/$$$$pkg.provides; done)
 	$(CheckDependencies)
 
 	$(RSTRIP) $$(IDIR_$(1))