diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index b9b69526..9a5ec310 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+tasksel (2.64) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  * Correct a bug that caused hidden enhancing tasks to be marked for install
+    if they enhanced no available tasks.
+
+ -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:38:02 -0500
+
 tasksel (2.63) unstable; urgency=emergency
 
   * Switch database-server to use postgres 8.1. (See #406399)
diff --git a/tasksel.pl b/tasksel.pl
index 68ade064..20dc2374 100755
--- a/tasksel.pl
+++ b/tasksel.pl
@@ -520,15 +520,19 @@ sub main {
 	}
 	foreach my $task (grep { ! $_->{_install} && exists $_->{enhances} &&
 	                         length $_->{enhances} } @tasks) {
-		# Mark enhancing tasks for install if their
-		# dependencies are met and if their test fields
-		# mark them for install.
-		task_test($task, $options{"new-install"}, 0, 1);
-		foreach my $dep (list_to_tasks($task->{enhances}, @tasks)) {
-			if (! $dep->{_install}) {
-				$task->{_install} = 0;
+		my @deps=list_to_tasks($task->{enhances}, @tasks);
+		if (@deps) {
+			# Mark enhancing tasks for install if their
+			# dependencies are met and if their test fields
+			# mark them for install.
+			task_test($task, $options{"new-install"}, 0, 1);
+			foreach my $dep (@deps) {
+				if (! $dep->{_install}) {
+					$task->{_install} = 0;
+				}
 			}
 		}
+
 		# If two enhancing tasks that both provide
 		# the same thing, only install one of them.
 		if ($task->{_install} && exists $task->{provides} &&