2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ff23a4c6..92c4aa6b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 - aria2 downloading:
   o fix using a proxy without an auth user (mga#11265)
+- library:
+  o fix unmarking packages as potential orphans when downgrading (mga#16149)
 - testsuite:
   o misc enhancements & cleanups
   o fix tests for ignored faillure for %pre{,un}, %pretrans
diff --git a/urpmi b/urpmi
index 786b9e78..f1d088e9 100755
--- a/urpmi
+++ b/urpmi
@@ -583,7 +583,9 @@ if (@to_install && $options{auto_orphans}) {
 #-     - this also takes care of removing packages from 
 #-       installed-through-deps if the package was first installed as a 
 #-       dep of another package, then removed and then explicitly installed
-urpm::orphans::mark_as_requested($urpm, $state, $test);
+if (!$urpm->{options}{downgrade}) {
+    urpm::orphans::mark_as_requested($urpm, $state, $test);
+}
 
 foreach my $pkg (@to_install) {
     #- reflect change in flag usage, now requested is set whatever a package is selected or not,