diff --git a/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/Transaction.php b/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/Transaction.php
index b847164ff..7c38d92fb 100644
--- a/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/Transaction.php
+++ b/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/Transaction.php
@@ -165,7 +165,9 @@ class Transaction
                 $possibleRequires = $this->pool->whatProvides($link->getTarget(), $link->getConstraint());
 
                 foreach ($possibleRequires as $require) {
-                    unset($roots[$require->id]);
+                    if ($require !== $package) {
+                        unset($roots[$require->id]);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/Composer/Test/Fixtures/installer/circular-dependency2.test b/tests/Composer/Test/Fixtures/installer/circular-dependency2.test
index 162141daf..c89beef6b 100644
--- a/tests/Composer/Test/Fixtures/installer/circular-dependency2.test
+++ b/tests/Composer/Test/Fixtures/installer/circular-dependency2.test
@@ -23,10 +23,7 @@ Circular dependencies are possible between packages
                 {
                     "name": "regular/pkg",
                     "version": "1.0.0",
-                    "source": { "reference": "some.branch", "type": "git", "url": "" },
-                    "__dummy__require": {
-                        "require/itself": "1.0.0"
-                    }
+                    "source": { "reference": "some.branch", "type": "git", "url": "" }
                 }
             ]
         }