diff --git a/salt/modules/pip.py b/salt/modules/pip.py
index 594720afbe..0083d2de51 100644
--- a/salt/modules/pip.py
+++ b/salt/modules/pip.py
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ def uninstall(pkgs=None,
     pkgs
         comma separated list of packages to install
     requirements
-        path to requirements
+        path to requirements.
     bin_env
         path to pip bin or path to virtualenv. If doing an uninstall from
         the system python and want to use a specific pip bin (pip-2.7,
@@ -702,6 +702,15 @@ def uninstall(pkgs=None,
     if pkgs:
         if isinstance(pkgs, string_types):
             pkgs = [p.strip() for p in pkgs.split(',')]
+        if requirements:
+            with salt.utils.fopen(requirement) as rq_:
+                for req in rq_:
+                    try:
+                        req_pkg, _ = req.split('==')
+                        if req_pkg in pkgs:
+                            pkgs.remove(req_pkg)
+                    except ValueError:
+                        pass
         cmd.extend(pkgs)
 
     cmd_kwargs = dict(runas=user, cwd=cwd, saltenv=saltenv)