diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ab3a8bf77..0bf347ed0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Bugfixes:
 * Fix zpool volumes detection (Disk, Linux)
 * Fix external volumes detection (Disk, Linux)
 * Fix snap package number detection on systems other than Ubuntu (Packages, Linux)
+* Fix dpkg / apt package number detection (Packages, Linux)
 
 Logo:
 * Add Afterglow
diff --git a/src/detection/packages/packages_linux.c b/src/detection/packages/packages_linux.c
index deca9d86d..1aa2c2433 100644
--- a/src/detection/packages/packages_linux.c
+++ b/src/detection/packages/packages_linux.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ static uint32_t getRpmFromLibrpm(void)
 static void getPackageCounts(FFstrbuf* baseDir, FFPackagesResult* packageCounts)
 {
     packageCounts->apk += getNumStrings(baseDir, "/lib/apk/db/installed", "C:Q");
-    packageCounts->dpkg += getNumStrings(baseDir, "/var/lib/dpkg/status", "Status: ");
+    packageCounts->dpkg += getNumStrings(baseDir, "/var/lib/dpkg/status", "Status: install ok installed");
     packageCounts->emerge += countFilesRecursive(baseDir, "/var/db/pkg", "SIZE");
     packageCounts->eopkg += getNumElements(baseDir, "/var/lib/eopkg/package", DT_DIR);
     packageCounts->flatpakSystem += getFlatpak(baseDir, "/var/lib/flatpak");