1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/deps/npm/lib/install/action/update-linked.js b/deps/npm/lib/install/action/update-linked.js
index 46c4cdfadd..b37f477e17 100644
--- a/deps/npm/lib/install/action/update-linked.js
+++ b/deps/npm/lib/install/action/update-linked.js
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 var path = require('path')
 
 module.exports = function (top, buildpath, pkg, log, next) {
-  log.warn('update-linked', path.relative(top, pkg.path), 'needs updating to', pkg.package.version,
-    'from', pkg.oldPkg.package.version, "but we can't, as it's a symlink")
+  if (pkg.package.version !== pkg.oldPkg.package.version) {
+    log.warn('update-linked', path.relative(top, pkg.path), 'needs updating to', pkg.package.version,
+      'from', pkg.oldPkg.package.version, "but we can't, as it's a symlink")
+  }
   next()
 }