Protected package prevents update

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Hi all,

For the last month I have not been able to upgrade my F16 installation. Every time I try to do an update, yum fails with the following error:

$ sudo yum update
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit

Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package accountsservice.x86_64 0:0.6.15-2.fc16 will be updated
     [ ... huge list of packages to be upgraded]
---> Package fftw-libs-single.x86_64 0:3.3.1-2.fc16 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
--> Running transaction check
---> Package kernel-devel.x86_64 0:3.3.2-6.fc16 will be erased
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Protected multilib versions: nss-softokn-freebl-3.13.4-1.fc16.i686 != nss-softokn-freebl-3.13.3-1.fc16.x86_64

I tried to upgrade just the offending package, but I get the same hate treatment from yum:

# LANG=C yum upgrade nss-softokn-freebl
Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package nss-softokn-freebl.i686 0:3.13.3-1.fc16 will be updated
---> Package nss-softokn-freebl.x86_64 0:3.13.3-1.fc16 will be updated
---> Package nss-softokn-freebl.i686 0:3.13.4-1.fc16 will be an update
---> Package nss-softokn-freebl.x86_64 0:3.13.4-1.fc16 will be an update
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

=====================================================================================================================================================
 Package                                   Arch                          Version                                Repository                      Size
=====================================================================================================================================================
Updating:
 nss-softokn-freebl                        i686                          3.13.4-1.fc16                          updates                        123 k
 nss-softokn-freebl                        x86_64                        3.13.4-1.fc16                          updates                        133 k

Transaction Summary
=====================================================================================================================================================
Upgrade  2 Packages

Total size: 256 k
Is this ok [y/N]: s
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running Transaction Check
Running Transaction Test


Transaction Check Error:
  package nss-softokn-freebl-3.13.4-1.fc16.x86_64 is already installed

Error Summary
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I also tried to remove nss-softokn-freebl and reinstall it later, but yum wants to remove half of my distribution, which I wouldn't do.

Any hint on how to fix this issue?