diff --git a/libpkgconf/pkg.c b/libpkgconf/pkg.c
index 2d47184..504e8ef 100644
--- a/libpkgconf/pkg.c
+++ b/libpkgconf/pkg.c
@@ -892,6 +892,7 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef struct {
 	const pkgconf_vercmp_res_func_t depcmp;
 	const pkgconf_vercmp_res_func_t rulecmp[PKGCONF_CMP_COUNT];
+	const bool check_a[PKGCONF_CMP_COUNT];
 } pkgconf_pkg_provides_vermatch_rule_t;
 
 static const pkgconf_pkg_provides_vermatch_rule_t pkgconf_pkg_provides_vermatch_rules[] = {
@@ -909,7 +910,13 @@ static const pkgconf_pkg_provides_vermatch_rule_t pkgconf_pkg_provides_vermatch_
 			[PKGCONF_CMP_GREATER_THAN_EQUAL]	= pkgconf_pkg_comparator_gte,
 			[PKGCONF_CMP_EQUAL]			= pkgconf_pkg_comparator_any,
 			[PKGCONF_CMP_NOT_EQUAL]			= pkgconf_pkg_comparator_ne
-		}
+		},
+		.check_a = {
+			[PKGCONF_CMP_GREATER_THAN]		= true,
+			[PKGCONF_CMP_GREATER_THAN_EQUAL]	= true,
+			[PKGCONF_CMP_EQUAL]			= true,
+			[PKGCONF_CMP_NOT_EQUAL]			= true,
+		},
 	},
 	[PKGCONF_CMP_GREATER_THAN] = {
 		.depcmp = pkgconf_pkg_comparator_gt,
@@ -921,7 +928,13 @@ static const pkgconf_pkg_provides_vermatch_rule_t pkgconf_pkg_provides_vermatch_
 			[PKGCONF_CMP_GREATER_THAN_EQUAL]	= pkgconf_pkg_comparator_gte,
 			[PKGCONF_CMP_EQUAL]			= pkgconf_pkg_comparator_any,
 			[PKGCONF_CMP_NOT_EQUAL]			= pkgconf_pkg_comparator_ne
-		}
+		},
+		.check_a = {
+			[PKGCONF_CMP_LESS_THAN]			= true,
+			[PKGCONF_CMP_LESS_THAN_EQUAL]		= true,
+			[PKGCONF_CMP_EQUAL]			= true,
+			[PKGCONF_CMP_NOT_EQUAL]			= true,
+		},
 	},
 	[PKGCONF_CMP_LESS_THAN_EQUAL] = {
 		.depcmp = pkgconf_pkg_comparator_lte,
@@ -933,7 +946,13 @@ static const pkgconf_pkg_provides_vermatch_rule_t pkgconf_pkg_provides_vermatch_
 			[PKGCONF_CMP_GREATER_THAN_EQUAL]	= pkgconf_pkg_comparator_gte,
 			[PKGCONF_CMP_EQUAL]			= pkgconf_pkg_comparator_any,
 			[PKGCONF_CMP_NOT_EQUAL]			= pkgconf_pkg_comparator_ne
-		}
+		},
+		.check_a = {
+			[PKGCONF_CMP_GREATER_THAN]		= true,
+			[PKGCONF_CMP_GREATER_THAN_EQUAL]	= true,
+			[PKGCONF_CMP_EQUAL]			= true,
+			[PKGCONF_CMP_NOT_EQUAL]			= true,
+		},
 	},
 	[PKGCONF_CMP_GREATER_THAN_EQUAL] = {
 		.depcmp = pkgconf_pkg_comparator_gte,
@@ -945,7 +964,13 @@ static const pkgconf_pkg_provides_vermatch_rule_t pkgconf_pkg_provides_vermatch_
 			[PKGCONF_CMP_GREATER_THAN_EQUAL]	= pkgconf_pkg_comparator_gte,
 			[PKGCONF_CMP_EQUAL]			= pkgconf_pkg_comparator_any,
 			[PKGCONF_CMP_NOT_EQUAL]			= pkgconf_pkg_comparator_ne
-		}
+		},
+		.check_a = {
+			[PKGCONF_CMP_LESS_THAN]			= true,
+			[PKGCONF_CMP_LESS_THAN_EQUAL]		= true,
+			[PKGCONF_CMP_EQUAL]			= true,
+			[PKGCONF_CMP_NOT_EQUAL]			= true,
+		},
 	},
 	[PKGCONF_CMP_EQUAL] = {
 		.depcmp = pkgconf_pkg_comparator_eq,
@@ -963,12 +988,12 @@ static const pkgconf_pkg_provides_vermatch_rule_t pkgconf_pkg_provides_vermatch_
 		.depcmp = pkgconf_pkg_comparator_ne,
 		.rulecmp = {
 			[PKGCONF_CMP_ANY]			= pkgconf_pkg_comparator_none,
-			[PKGCONF_CMP_LESS_THAN]			= pkgconf_pkg_comparator_lt,
-			[PKGCONF_CMP_GREATER_THAN]		= pkgconf_pkg_comparator_gt,
-			[PKGCONF_CMP_LESS_THAN_EQUAL]		= pkgconf_pkg_comparator_lte,
-			[PKGCONF_CMP_GREATER_THAN_EQUAL]	= pkgconf_pkg_comparator_gte,
-			[PKGCONF_CMP_EQUAL]			= pkgconf_pkg_comparator_any,
-			[PKGCONF_CMP_NOT_EQUAL]			= pkgconf_pkg_comparator_ne
+			[PKGCONF_CMP_LESS_THAN]			= pkgconf_pkg_comparator_ne,
+			[PKGCONF_CMP_GREATER_THAN]		= pkgconf_pkg_comparator_ne,
+			[PKGCONF_CMP_LESS_THAN_EQUAL]		= pkgconf_pkg_comparator_ne,
+			[PKGCONF_CMP_GREATER_THAN_EQUAL]	= pkgconf_pkg_comparator_ne,
+			[PKGCONF_CMP_EQUAL]			= pkgconf_pkg_comparator_ne,
+			[PKGCONF_CMP_NOT_EQUAL]			= pkgconf_pkg_comparator_eq
 		}
 	},
 };
@@ -988,7 +1013,7 @@ pkgconf_pkg_scan_provides_vercmp(const pkgconf_dependency_t *pkgdep, const pkgco
 	if (rule == NULL)
 		return false;
 
-	if (!rule->depcmp(provider->version, pkgdep->version))
+	if (rule->check_a[provider->compare] && !rule->depcmp(provider->version, pkgdep->version))
 		return false;
 
 	if (rule->rulecmp[provider->compare] != NULL &&
diff --git a/tests/lib1/provides.pc b/tests/lib1/provides.pc
index 24481ba..0e1bf75 100644
--- a/tests/lib1/provides.pc
+++ b/tests/lib1/provides.pc
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ Description: A testing pkg-config file
 Version: 1.2.3
 Libs: -lfoo
 Cflags: -I/usr/include/foo
-Provides: provides-test-foo = 1.0.0, provides-test-baz >= 1.1.0, provides-test-moo <= 1.2.0
+Provides: provides-test-foo = 1.0.0, provides-test-bar > 1.1.0, provides-test-baz >= 1.1.0, provides-test-quux < 1.2.0, provides-test-moo <= 1.2.0
diff --git a/tests/run.sh.in b/tests/run.sh.in
index 186c7cf..aeb9344 100644
--- a/tests/run.sh.in
+++ b/tests/run.sh.in
@@ -316,6 +316,105 @@ run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-foo > 1.0
 run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-foo < 1.0.0'; echo \$?" \
 	"1"
 
+# provides-test-bar > 1.1.0
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-bar'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-bar = 1.1.1'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-bar >= 1.1.1'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-bar <= 1.1.1'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-bar != 1.1.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"1"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-bar != 1.1.1'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-bar > 1.1.1'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-bar <= 1.1.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"1"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-bar < 1.2.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-bar > 1.2.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+
+# provides-test-baz >= 1.1.0
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-baz'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-baz = 1.1.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-baz >= 1.1.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-baz <= 1.1.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-baz != 1.1.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"1"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-baz != 1.0.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-baz > 1.1.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-baz < 1.1.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"1"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-baz < 1.2.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+
+# provides-test-quux < 1.2.0
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-quux'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-quux = 1.1.9'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-quux >= 1.1.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-quux >= 1.1.9'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-quux >= 1.2.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"1"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-quux <= 1.2.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"1"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-quux <= 1.1.9'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-quux != 1.2.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"1"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-quux != 1.1.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-quux != 1.0.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-quux > 1.1.9'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-quux > 1.2.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"1"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-quux < 1.1.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-quux < 1.2.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"1"
+
+# provides-test-moo <= 1.2.0
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-moo'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-moo = 1.2.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-moo >= 1.1.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-moo >= 1.2.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-moo >= 1.2.1'; echo \$?" \
+	"1"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-moo <= 1.2.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-moo != 1.1.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-moo != 1.0.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-moo > 1.1.9'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-moo > 1.2.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"1"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-moo < 1.1.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-moo < 1.2.0'; echo \$?" \
+	"0"
+
+
 # 11) tests for internal getopt implementation with options at the end
 if [ "x@STRICT_MODE@" = "xno" ]; then
 	run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} foo --libs" \