1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/apt-pkg/deb/deblistparser.cc b/apt-pkg/deb/deblistparser.cc
index 84e6c38c5..00e2bd900 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/deb/deblistparser.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/deb/deblistparser.cc
@@ -249,8 +249,14 @@ bool debListParser::UsePackage(pkgCache::PkgIterator &Pkg,
       return false;
 
    if (strcmp(Pkg.Name(),"apt") == 0)
-      Pkg->Flags |= pkgCache::Flag::Essential | pkgCache::Flag::Important;
-   
+   {
+      if ((essential == "native" && Pkg->Arch != 0 && myArch == Pkg.Arch()) ||
+	  essential == "all")
+	 Pkg->Flags |= pkgCache::Flag::Essential | pkgCache::Flag::Important;
+      else
+	 Pkg->Flags |= pkgCache::Flag::Important;
+   }
+
    if (ParseStatus(Pkg,Ver) == false)
       return false;
    return true;