diff --git a/qpkg/prereq.c b/qpkg/prereq.c
index 1ddc125..cf9c7bd 100644
--- a/qpkg/prereq.c
+++ b/qpkg/prereq.c
@@ -210,12 +210,11 @@ static void resolve(struct list *next_dep, const struct ref *dep,
 			continue;
 		level++;
 		append_install(pkg);
-		more_deps.refs = pkg->depends;
+		more_deps.refs = dep->next;
 		more_deps.next = next_dep;
 		more_conf.refs = pkg->conflicts;
 		more_conf.next = conf;
-		resolve(&more_deps, dep->next, &more_conf);
-		next_dep = more_deps.next;
+		resolve(&more_deps, pkg->depends, &more_conf);
 		backtrack();
 		level--;
 	}
@@ -224,13 +223,8 @@ static void resolve(struct list *next_dep, const struct ref *dep,
 
 struct pkg **prereq(struct pkg *pkg)
 {
-	struct list deps = {
-		.refs = pkg->depends,
-		.next = NULL
-	};
-
 	/* @@@ make list of pre-existing conflicts */
-	resolve(&deps, NULL, NULL);
+	resolve(NULL, pkg->depends, NULL);
 	free(installs);
 	return best;
 }
diff --git a/qpkg/test/resorder b/qpkg/test/resorder
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7b1c943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qpkg/test/resorder
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+. ./Common
+
+###############################################################################
+
+qpkg "resolution order" prereq A <<EOF
+Package: A
+Version: 0
+Architecture: test
+Depends: B, C
+Filename: A
+
+Package: B
+Version: 0
+Architecture: test
+Depends: D
+Filename: B
+
+Package: C
+Version: 0
+Architecture: test
+Depends: E
+Filename: C
+
+Package: D
+Version: 0
+Architecture: test
+Filename: D
+
+Package: E
+Version: 0
+Architecture: test
+Filename: E
+EOF
+expect <<EOF
+B
+D
+C
+E
+EOF