diff --git a/src/Composer/Installer.php b/src/Composer/Installer.php
index a88d16777..70040dd96 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Installer.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Installer.php
@@ -1362,11 +1362,11 @@ class Installer
                     $requirePackages = $pool->whatProvides($require->getTarget());
 
                     foreach ($requirePackages as $requirePackage) {
-                        if (!$this->whitelistAllDependencies && isset($this->updateWhitelist[$requirePackage->getName()])) {
+                        if (isset($this->updateWhitelist[$requirePackage->getName()])) {
                             continue;
                         }
 
-                        if (isset($skipPackages[$requirePackage->getName()])) {
+                        if (!$this->whitelistAllDependencies && isset($skipPackages[$requirePackage->getName()])) {
                             $this->io->writeError('<warning>Dependency "' . $requirePackage->getName() . '" is also a root requirement, but is not explicitly whitelisted. Ignoring.</warning>');
                             continue;
                         }