@@ -, +, @@ 
---
 pym/portage/dep/dep_check.py                  | 10 ++++
 pym/portage/tests/resolver/test_or_choices.py | 73 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 83 insertions(+)
--- a/pym/portage/dep/dep_check.py	
+++ a/pym/portage/dep/dep_check.py	
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ def dep_zapdeps(unreduced, reduced, myroot, use_binaries=0, trees=None):
 	unsat_use_non_installed = []
 	other_installed = []
 	other_installed_some = []
+	other_installed_any_slot = []
 	other = []
 
 	# unsat_use_* must come after preferred_non_installed
@@ -301,6 +302,7 @@ def dep_zapdeps(unreduced, reduced, myroot, use_binaries=0, trees=None):
 		unsat_use_non_installed,
 		other_installed,
 		other_installed_some,
+		other_installed_any_slot,
 		other,
 	)
 
@@ -504,6 +506,14 @@ def dep_zapdeps(unreduced, reduced, myroot, use_binaries=0, trees=None):
 				other_installed.append(this_choice)
 			elif some_installed:
 				other_installed_some.append(this_choice)
+
+			# Use Atom(atom.cp) for a somewhat "fuzzy" match, since
+			# the whole atom may be too specific. For example, see
+			# bug #522652, where using the whole atom leads to an
+			# unsatisfiable choice.
+			elif any(vardb.match(Atom(atom.cp)) for atom in atoms
+				if not atom.blocker):
+				other_installed_any_slot.append(this_choice)
 			else:
 				other.append(this_choice)
 
--- a/pym/portage/tests/resolver/test_or_choices.py	
+++ a/pym/portage/tests/resolver/test_or_choices.py	
@@ -132,3 +132,76 @@ class OrChoicesTestCase(TestCase):
 				self.assertEqual(test_case.test_success, True, test_case.fail_msg)
 		finally:
 			playground.cleanup()
+
+
+	def testInitiallyUnsatisfied(self):
+
+		ebuilds = {
+
+			"app-misc/A-1" : {
+				"EAPI": "5",
+				"SLOT": "0/1"
+			},
+
+			"app-misc/A-2" : {
+				"EAPI": "5",
+				"SLOT": "0/2"
+			},
+
+			"app-misc/B-0" : {
+				"EAPI": "5",
+				"RDEPEND": "app-misc/A:="
+			},
+
+			"app-misc/C-0" : {
+				"EAPI": "5",
+				"RDEPEND": "|| ( app-misc/X <app-misc/A-2 )"
+			},
+
+		}
+
+		installed = {
+
+			"app-misc/A-1" : {
+				"EAPI": "5",
+				"SLOT": "0/1"
+			},
+
+			"app-misc/B-0" : {
+				"EAPI": "5",
+				"RDEPEND": "app-misc/A:0/1="
+			},
+
+			"app-misc/C-0" : {
+				"EAPI": "5",
+				"RDEPEND": "|| ( app-misc/X <app-misc/A-2 )"
+			},
+
+		}
+
+		world = ["app-misc/B", "app-misc/C"]
+
+		test_cases = (
+
+			# Test bug #522652, where the unsatisfiable app-misc/X
+			# atom is selected, and the dependency is placed into
+			# _initially_unsatisfied_deps where it is ignored, causing
+			# upgrade to app-misc/A-2 (breaking a dependency of
+			# app-misc/C-0).
+			ResolverPlaygroundTestCase(
+				["app-misc/A"],
+				options = {},
+				success = True,
+				mergelist = ['app-misc/A-1']
+			),
+
+		)
+
+		playground = ResolverPlayground(ebuilds=ebuilds,
+			installed=installed, world=world, debug=False)
+		try:
+			for test_case in test_cases:
+				playground.run_TestCase(test_case)
+				self.assertEqual(test_case.test_success, True, test_case.fail_msg)
+		finally:
+			playground.cleanup()
--