diff --git a/neofetch b/neofetch
index 6cc30621..3c0a272c 100755
--- a/neofetch
+++ b/neofetch
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ get_packages() {
             has kiss       && tot kiss l
             has cpt-list   && tot cpt-list
             has pacman-key && tot pacman -Qq --color never
-            has apt        && pkgs_h=1 tot apt list --installed && ((packages-=1))
+            has dpkg       && pac "$(dpkg --list | grep -c ^ii)"
             has xbps-query && tot xbps-query -l
             has apk        && tot apk info
             has opkg       && tot opkg list-installed