diff --git a/src/detection/packages/packages_apple.c b/src/detection/packages/packages_apple.c
index 79dfe566e..6699415b5 100644
--- a/src/detection/packages/packages_apple.c
+++ b/src/detection/packages/packages_apple.c
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ void ffDetectPackagesImpl(FFPackagesResult* result, FFPackagesOptions* options)
         const char* prefix = getenv("PKG_DBDIR");
         if (ffStrSet(prefix)) {
             result->pkgsrc = ffPackagesGetNumElements(prefix, true);
+        } else {
+            result->pkgsrc = ffPackagesGetNumElements(FASTFETCH_TARGET_DIR_ROOT "/usr/pkg/pkgdb", true);
         }
     }
     if (FF_PACKAGES_IS_ENABLED(options, NIX)) {