diff --git a/framework/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/framework/searchpolicy/R4Wire.java b/framework/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/framework/searchpolicy/R4Wire.java
index 07ff41e..7085e59 100755
--- a/framework/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/framework/searchpolicy/R4Wire.java
+++ b/framework/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/framework/searchpolicy/R4Wire.java
@@ -88,24 +88,18 @@
         if (m_capability.getNamespace().equals(ICapability.PACKAGE_NAMESPACE) &&
             m_capability.getProperties().get(ICapability.PACKAGE_PROPERTY).equals(pkgName))
         {
-            // If the importer and the exporter are the same, then
-            // just ask for the class from the exporting module's
-            // content directly.
-            if (m_exporter == m_importer)
+            // Before delegating to the exporting module to satisfy
+            // the class load, we must check the include/exclude filters
+            // from the target package to make sure that the class is
+            // actually visible. However, if the exporting module is the
+            // same as the requesting module, then filtering is not
+            // performed since a module has complete access to itself.
+            if ((m_exporter == m_importer) ||
+                (m_capability.getNamespace().equals(ICapability.PACKAGE_NAMESPACE) &&
+                    ((Capability) m_capability).isIncluded(name)))
             {
                 clazz = m_exporter.getContentLoader().getClass(name);
             }
-            // Otherwise, check the include/exclude filters from the target
-            // package to make sure that the class is actually visible. In
-            // this case since the importing and exporting modules are different,
-            // we delegate to the exporting module, rather than its content,
-            // so that it can follow any internal wires it may have (e.g.,
-            // if the package has multiple sources).
-            else if (m_capability.getNamespace().equals(ICapability.PACKAGE_NAMESPACE)
-                && ((Capability) m_capability).isIncluded(name))
-            {
-                clazz = m_exporter.getClass(name);
-            }
 
             // If no class was found, then we must throw an exception
             // since the exporter for this package did not contain the
@@ -187,4 +181,4 @@
         }
         return m_importer + " -> " + m_capability + " -> " + m_exporter;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}