diff --git a/libpod/util.go b/libpod/util.go
index 307caa8c5c..51fe604278 100644
--- a/libpod/util.go
+++ b/libpod/util.go
@@ -149,6 +149,14 @@ func queryPackageVersion(cmdArg ...string) string {
 		cmd := exec.Command(cmdArg[0], cmdArg[1:]...)
 		if outp, err := cmd.Output(); err == nil {
 			output = string(outp)
+			if cmdArg[0] == "/usr/bin/dpkg" {
+				r := strings.Split(output, ": ")
+				queryFormat := `${Package}_${Version}_${Architecture}`
+				cmd = exec.Command("/usr/bin/dpkg-query", "-f", queryFormat, "-W", r[0])
+				if outp, err := cmd.Output(); err == nil {
+					output = string(outp)
+				}
+			}
 		}
 		if cmdArg[0] == "/sbin/apk" {
 			prefix := cmdArg[len(cmdArg)-1] + " is owned by "