diff --git a/include/package-ipkg.mk b/include/package-ipkg.mk
index f08cf897cb..a07c5cc38c 100644
--- a/include/package-ipkg.mk
+++ b/include/package-ipkg.mk
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ ifeq ($(DUMP),)
 		echo "Provides: $(PROVIDES)"; \
 		echo "Source: $(SOURCE)"; \
 		echo "Section: $(SECTION)"; \
-		echo "Status: install $(if $(filter hold,$(PKG_FLAGS)),hold,ok) not-installed"; \
+		echo "Status: unknown $(if $(filter hold,$(PKG_FLAGS)),hold,ok) not-installed"; \
 		echo "Priority: $(PRIORITY)"; \
 		echo "Maintainer: $(MAINTAINER)"; \
 		echo "Architecture: $(PKGARCH)"; \