diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/package/pkg.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/package/pkg.rb
index 68b0d68cab7..8fc4c200663 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/package/pkg.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/package/pkg.rb
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ def insync?(is)
         warning(_("Implicit version %{should} has %{n} possible matches") % { should: should, n: n })
       end
       potential_matches.each { |p|
+        # If the version that we match is installed then we don't need
+        # to check if it's installed (or installable), just return true
+        return true if is != :absent && p[:status] == 'installed'
+
         command = is == :absent ? 'install' : 'update'
         options = ['-n']
         options.concat(join_options(@resource[:install_options])) if @resource[:install_options]
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/package/pkg_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/package/pkg_spec.rb
index 588f2574738..9ab46eb417a 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/package/pkg_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/package/pkg_spec.rb
@@ -286,13 +286,9 @@ def self.it_should_respond_to(*actions)
 
           it "should install specific version(2)" do
             resource[:ensure] = '0.0.8'
-            expect(provider).to receive(:properties).and_return({:mark => :hold})
-            expect(Puppet::Util::Execution).to receive(:execute)
-              .with(['/bin/pkg', 'unfreeze', 'dummy'], {:failonfail => false, :combine => true})
-              .and_return(Puppet::Util::Execution::ProcessOutput.new('', 0))
-            expect(Puppet::Util::Execution).to receive(:execute)
-              .with(['/bin/pkg', 'list', '-Hv', 'dummy'], {:failonfail => false, :combine => true})
-              .and_return(Puppet::Util::Execution::ProcessOutput.new('pkg://foo/dummy@0.0.7,5.11-0.151006:20131230T130000Z  installed -----', 0))
+	    expect(Puppet::Util::Execution).to receive(:execute)
+	      .with(['/bin/pkg', 'list', '-Hv', 'dummy'], {:failonfail => false, :combine => true})
+	      .and_return(Puppet::Util::Execution::ProcessOutput.new('pkg://foo/dummy@0.0.7,5.11-0.151006:20131230T13000  installed -----', 0)).exactly(2).times
             expect(Puppet::Util::Execution).to receive(:execute)
               .with(['/bin/pkg', 'update', *hash[:flags], 'dummy@0.0.8'], {:failonfail => false, :combine => true})
               .and_return(Puppet::Util::Execution::ProcessOutput.new('', 0))
@@ -301,11 +297,9 @@ def self.it_should_respond_to(*actions)
 
           it "should downgrade to specific version" do
             resource[:ensure] = '0.0.7'
-            expect(provider).to receive(:properties).and_return({:mark => :hold})
-            expect(provider).to receive(:query).with(no_args).and_return({:ensure => '0.0.8,5.11-0.151106:20131230T130000Z'})
-            expect(Puppet::Util::Execution).to receive(:execute)
-              .with(['/bin/pkg', 'unfreeze', 'dummy'], {:failonfail => false, :combine => true})
-              .and_return(Puppet::Util::Execution::ProcessOutput.new('', 0))
+	    expect(Puppet::Util::Execution).to receive(:execute)
+	      .with(['/bin/pkg', 'list', '-Hv', 'dummy'], {:failonfail => false, :combine => true})
+	      .and_return(Puppet::Util::Execution::ProcessOutput.new('pkg://foo/dummy@0.0.8,5.11-0.151106:20131230T130000Z  installed -----', 0)).exactly(2).times
             expect(Puppet::Util::Execution).to receive(:execute)
               .with(['/bin/pkg', 'update', *hash[:flags], 'dummy@0.0.7'], {:failonfail => false, :combine => true})
               .and_return(Puppet::Util::Execution::ProcessOutput.new('', 0))