diff --git a/libpkgconf/queue.c b/libpkgconf/queue.c
index 34c33b6..fe556c5 100644
--- a/libpkgconf/queue.c
+++ b/libpkgconf/queue.c
@@ -116,18 +116,16 @@ pkgconf_queue_collect_dependents(pkgconf_client_t *client, pkgconf_pkg_t *pkg, v
 	if (pkg == world)
 		return;
 
-	if (!(pkg->flags & PKGCONF_PKG_PKGF_SEARCH_PRIVATE))
+	PKGCONF_FOREACH_LIST_ENTRY(pkg->required.head, node)
 	{
-		PKGCONF_FOREACH_LIST_ENTRY(pkg->required.head, node)
-		{
-			pkgconf_dependency_t *flattened_dep;
+		pkgconf_dependency_t *flattened_dep;
 
-			flattened_dep = pkgconf_dependency_copy(client, node->data);
+		flattened_dep = pkgconf_dependency_copy(client, node->data);
 
-			pkgconf_node_insert(&flattened_dep->iter, flattened_dep, &world->required);
-		}
+		pkgconf_node_insert(&flattened_dep->iter, flattened_dep, &world->required);
 	}
-	else
+
+	if (client->flags & PKGCONF_PKG_PKGF_SEARCH_PRIVATE)
 	{
 		PKGCONF_FOREACH_LIST_ENTRY(pkg->requires_private.head, node)
 		{