diff --git a/src/commit.c b/src/commit.c
index 6130f36..42280aa 100644
--- a/src/commit.c
+++ b/src/commit.c
@@ -425,6 +425,9 @@ static void print_pinning_errors(struct print_state *ps, struct apk_package *pkg
 	if (!(pkg->repos & db->available_repos)) {
 		label_start(ps, "masked in:");
 		apk_print_indented_fmt(&ps->i, "--no-network");
+	} else if (!(BIT(pkg->layer) & db->active_layers)) {
+		label_start(ps, "masked in:");
+		apk_print_indented_fmt(&ps->i, "layer");
 	} else if (pkg->repos == BIT(APK_REPOSITORY_CACHED) && !pkg->filename) {
 		label_start(ps, "masked in:");
 		apk_print_indented_fmt(&ps->i, "cache");
diff --git a/src/solver.c b/src/solver.c
index 3283659..fc73642 100644
--- a/src/solver.c
+++ b/src/solver.c
@@ -198,9 +198,10 @@ static void discover_name(struct apk_solver_state *ss, struct apk_name *name)
 			/* Package is in 'cached' repository if filename is provided,
 			 * or it's a 'virtual' package with install_size zero */
 			pkg->ss.pkg_selectable =
-				(pkg->repos & db->available_repos) ||
-				pkg->cached_non_repository ||
-				pkg->ipkg;
+				(BIT(pkg->layer) & db->active_layers) &&
+				((pkg->repos & db->available_repos) ||
+				  pkg->cached_non_repository ||
+				  pkg->ipkg);
 
 			/* Prune install_if packages that are no longer available,
 			 * currently works only if SOLVERF_AVAILABLE is set in the