--- rpm-5.3.8/lib/psm.c.trigger_once~	2011-02-21 22:35:22.081663000 +0100
+++ rpm-5.3.8/lib/psm.c	2011-02-21 22:35:25.023663001 +0100
@@ -1482,11 +1482,23 @@ static rpmRC runTriggersLoop(rpmpsm psm,
 		/*@innercontinue@*/ continue;
 	    rc |= handleOneTrigger(psm, fi->h, triggeredH, arg2);
 	    prev = instance;
+
+	    /* FIXME: 'instances' is never really used for anything later,
+	     * and seems to have some bug making it eat it all memory
 	    xx = argiAdd(&instances, -1, instance);
-	    xx = argiSort(instances, NULL);
+	    xx = argiSort(instances, NULL);*/
+	    /* As no filenames or anything is passed to the trigger script,
+	     * there doesn't seem to be any reason to fire the same trigger
+	     * over and over..
+	     */
+	    if(tagno == RPMTAG_BASENAMES || RPMTAG_DIRNAMES)
+		break;
 	}
 
 	mi = rpmmiFree(mi);
+	/* again don't fire same trigger over and over.. */
+	if(tagno == RPMTAG_BASENAMES || RPMTAG_DIRNAMES)
+	    break;
     }
 
     instances = argiFree(instances);