diff --git a/rpm5utils/synthesis.py b/rpm5utils/synthesis.py
index 4639ea0..c053cf1 100644
--- a/rpm5utils/synthesis.py
+++ b/rpm5utils/synthesis.py
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ class NEVR(object):
     @staticmethod
     def from_depstring(s, DE_toremove=None):
         s = s.replace('[*]', '')
+        # We may have buggy strings ending with "[== "
+        s = re.sub(r"\[==\s*$", "", s)
         
         if DE_toremove:
             res = NEVR.re_dep_ver.match(s)