diff --git a/pkg.c b/pkg.c
index de3f8c4..b84f847 100644
--- a/pkg.c
+++ b/pkg.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ pkg_find(const char *name, unsigned int flags)
 			snprintf(uninst_locbuf, sizeof uninst_locbuf, "%s/%s-uninstalled" PKG_CONFIG_EXT, path[iter], name);
 			free(path[iter]);
 
-			if ((f = fopen(uninst_locbuf, "r")) != NULL)
+			if (!(flags & PKGF_NO_UNINSTALLED) && (f = fopen(uninst_locbuf, "r")) != NULL)
 			{
 				pkg_t *pkg = parse_file(locbuf, f);
 				pkg->uninstalled = true;
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ pkg_find(const char *name, unsigned int flags)
 			snprintf(uninst_locbuf, sizeof uninst_locbuf, "%s/%s-uninstalled" PKG_CONFIG_EXT, path[iter], name);
 			free(path[iter]);
 
-			if ((f = fopen(uninst_locbuf, "r")) != NULL)
+			if (!(flags & PKGF_NO_UNINSTALLED) && (f = fopen(uninst_locbuf, "r")) != NULL)
 			{
 				pkg_t *pkg = parse_file(locbuf, f);
 				pkg->uninstalled = true;
diff --git a/pkg.h b/pkg.h
index d3c8cda..b643578 100644
--- a/pkg.h
+++ b/pkg.h
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ struct pkg_ {
 #define PKGF_NONE			0x0
 #define PKGF_SEARCH_PRIVATE		0x1
 #define PKGF_ENV_ONLY			0x2
+#define PKGF_NO_UNINSTALLED		0x4
 
 #define PKG_ERRF_OK			0x0
 #define PKG_ERRF_PACKAGE_NOT_FOUND	0x1