--- a/common/rpackage.cc
+++ b/common/rpackage.cc
@@ -233,10 +233,10 @@
    filelist.erase(filelist.begin(), filelist.end());
 
    // try normal file first
-   string f = "/var/lib/dpkg/info/" + string(name()) + ".list";
+   string f = "@TERMUX_PREFIX@/var/lib/dpkg/info/" + string(name()) + ".list";
    // try multiarch name next
    if (!FileExists(f))
-      f = "/var/lib/dpkg/info/" + string(name()) + ":" + arch() + ".list";
+      f = "@TERMUX_PREFIX@/var/lib/dpkg/info/" + string(name()) + ":" + arch() + ".list";
    if (FileExists(f)) {
       ifstream in(f.c_str());
       if (!in != 0)