diff --git a/lib/libalpm/add.c b/lib/libalpm/add.c
index 292a0111..f1b310d8 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/add.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/add.c
@@ -259,9 +259,7 @@ static int upgrade_remove(pmpkg_t *oldpkg, pmpkg_t *newpkg, pmtrans_t *trans, pm
 			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "adding %s to the NoUpgrade array temporarily\n",
 					backup);
 			handle->noupgrade = alpm_list_add(handle->noupgrade,
-					_alpm_backup_file(backup));
-		handle->noupgrade = alpm_list_add(handle->noupgrade,
-				backup);
+					backup);
 		}
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/pactest/tests/upgrade026.py b/pactest/tests/upgrade026.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ad87e3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pactest/tests/upgrade026.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+self.description = "Upgrade a package, with a file leaving the pkg but staying in 'backup'"
+
+lp = pmpkg("dummy")
+lp.files = ["etc/dummy.conf*"]
+lp.backup = ["etc/dummy.conf"]
+self.addpkg2db("local", lp)
+
+p = pmpkg("dummy", "1.0-2")
+p.backup = ["etc/dummy.conf"]
+self.addpkg(p)
+
+self.args = "-U %s" % p.filename()
+
+self.addrule("PKG_VERSION=dummy|1.0-2")
+self.addrule("FILE_PACSAVE=etc/dummy.conf")
+self.addrule("!FILE_PACNEW=etc/dummy.conf")
+self.addrule("FILE_EXIST=etc/dummy.conf")