diff --git a/install3/misc.c b/install3/misc.c
index e3d238e..1e7a927 100644
--- a/install3/misc.c
+++ b/install3/misc.c
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@
 
 #include "ictx.h"
 
-int i3_is_pkg_installed(struct poldek_ts *ts, struct pkg *pkg, int *cmprc) 
+int i3_is_pkg_installed(struct poldek_ts *ts, struct pkg *pkg, int *cmprc)
 {
     tn_array *dbpkgs = NULL;
-    int n;
-    
+    int n = 0, arch = 0, freshen = 0, upgrade = -1;
+    freshen = ts->getop(ts, POLDEK_OP_FRESHEN);
+
     n = pkgdb_search(ts->db, &dbpkgs, PMTAG_NAME, pkg->name, NULL, PKG_LDNEVR);
     n_assert(n >= 0);
     
@@ -30,17 +31,28 @@ int i3_is_pkg_installed(struct poldek_ts *ts, struct pkg *pkg, int *cmprc)
     }
     
     if (poldek_conf_MULTILIB) { /* filter out different architectures */
-        int i;
         tn_array *arr = n_array_clone(dbpkgs);
 
         //DBGF("pkg = %s\n", pkg_id(pkg));
         //pkgs_array_dump(dbpkgs, "before_multilib");
-        for (i=0; i < n_array_size(dbpkgs); i++) {
+        for (unsigned int i=0; i < n_array_size(dbpkgs); i++) {
             struct pkg *dbpkg = n_array_nth(dbpkgs, i);
-            if (pkg_is_kind_of(dbpkg, pkg))
-                n_array_push(arr, pkg_link(dbpkg));
+
+	    // if freshen (upgrade) preffer same arch but
+	    // change from/to noarch depends on which pkg is noarch
+	    // add package if pkg_is_kind_of (have same name and color)
+	    if (freshen)
+	    {
+		arch = pkg_cmp_arch(dbpkg, pkg);
+		upgrade = (	0 == arch
+			    || (0 > arch && pkg_is_noarch(pkg))
+			    || (0 < arch && pkg_is_noarch(dbpkg)));
+	    }
+
+            if ( upgrade && (0 != pkg_is_kind_of(dbpkg, pkg)))
+				n_array_push(arr, pkg_link(dbpkg));
         }
-        
+
         n_array_cfree(&dbpkgs);
         dbpkgs = arr;
         n = n_array_size(arr);
diff --git a/pkg.h b/pkg.h
index 8a1d0b2..77acf0a 100644
--- a/pkg.h
+++ b/pkg.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ struct pkgdir;                  /* defined in pkgdir/pkgdir.h */
    ((pkg)->flags & color)
 #endif  /* POLDEK_PKG_DAG_COLOURS */
 
+#define pkg_is_noarch(pkg)  (0 == strcmp(pkg_arch((pkg)), "noarch"))
+
 #define pkg_set_prereqed(pkg) ((pkg)->flags |= PKG_ORDER_PREREQ)
 #define pkg_clr_prereqed(pkg)  ((pkg)->flags &= ~PKG_ORDER_PREREQ) 
 #define pkg_is_prereqed(pkg)  ((pkg)->flags & PKG_ORDER_PREREQ)