diff --git a/qpkg/prereq.c b/qpkg/prereq.c
index 841aedf..c503d9d 100644
--- a/qpkg/prereq.c
+++ b/qpkg/prereq.c
@@ -183,18 +183,11 @@ static void resolve(struct list *next_dep, const struct ref *dep,
 			continue;
 		push(pkg);
 		more_deps.refs = pkg->depends;
-		if (next_dep) {
-			more_deps.next = next_dep->next;
-			next_dep->next = &more_deps;
-		} else {
-			more_deps.next = NULL;
-		}
+		more_deps.next = next_dep;
 		more_conf.refs = pkg->conflicts;
 		more_conf.next = conf;
-		resolve(next_dep ? next_dep : &more_deps, dep->next,
-		    &more_conf);
-		if (next_dep)
-			next_dep->next = more_deps.next;
+		resolve(&more_deps, dep->next, &more_conf);
+		next_dep = more_deps.next;
 		pop();
 	}
 }