diff --git a/libpkgconf/libpkgconf/fragment.c b/libpkgconf/libpkgconf/fragment.c
index 37830c8..42d5f95 100644
--- a/libpkgconf/libpkgconf/fragment.c
+++ b/libpkgconf/libpkgconf/fragment.c
@@ -341,13 +341,16 @@ pkgconf_fragment_copy(const pkgconf_client_t *client, pkgconf_list_t *list, cons
 {
 	pkgconf_fragment_t *frag;
 
-	if ((frag = pkgconf_fragment_exists(list, base, client->flags, is_private)) != NULL)
-	{
-		if (pkgconf_fragment_should_merge(frag))
-			pkgconf_fragment_delete(list, frag);
-	}
-	else if (!is_private && !pkgconf_fragment_can_merge_back(base, client->flags, is_private) && (pkgconf_fragment_lookup(list, base) != NULL))
-		return;
+  if (!(client->flags & PKGCONF_PKG_PKGF_DONT_MERGE_SPECIAL_FRAGMENTS))
+  {
+    if ((frag = pkgconf_fragment_exists(list, base, client->flags, is_private)) != NULL)
+    {
+      if (pkgconf_fragment_should_merge(frag))
+        pkgconf_fragment_delete(list, frag);
+    }
+    else if (!is_private && !pkgconf_fragment_can_merge_back(base, client->flags, is_private) && (pkgconf_fragment_lookup(list, base) != NULL))
+      return;
+  }
 
 	frag = calloc(sizeof(pkgconf_fragment_t), 1);