diff --git a/ext/featurefmt/dpkg/dpkg.go b/ext/featurefmt/dpkg/dpkg.go
index 4e72dfc7..e2ebc428 100644
--- a/ext/featurefmt/dpkg/dpkg.go
+++ b/ext/featurefmt/dpkg/dpkg.go
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ func (l lister) ListFeatures(files tarutil.FilesMap) ([]database.FeatureVersion,
 			} else {
 				pkg.Version = version
 			}
+		} else if line == "" {
+			pkg.Feature.Name = ""
+			pkg.Version = ""
 		}
 
 		// Add the package to the result array if we have all the informations
diff --git a/ext/featurefmt/dpkg/testdata/status b/ext/featurefmt/dpkg/testdata/status
index d19e2500..153163b8 100644
--- a/ext/featurefmt/dpkg/testdata/status
+++ b/ext/featurefmt/dpkg/testdata/status
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ This package is not necessary for most modern Linux systems, where the udev
 subsystem provides a more dynamic mechanism for device file management.
 Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group <packages@qa.debian.org>
 
+Package: brokenPackageWithNoVersionThatShouldGetThrownOut
+
 Package: libgcc1
 Status: install ok installed
 Priority: required