diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_dpkg/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__package_dpkg/man.rst
index 828d8cdd..a96a0f73 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_dpkg/man.rst
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_dpkg/man.rst
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ EXAMPLES
         --source $__type/files/baz_1.4_amd64.deb \
         --purge-if-absent \
         --state "absent"
+    # if dpkg-deb is available and your local package does not have (or can't have) the Debian naming conventions, you can do it this way:
+    __package_dpkg "$(dpkg-deb --show --showformat='${binary:Package}_${Version}_${Architecture}.deb\n' "baz.deb")" \
+        --source $__type/files/baz.deb \
+        --state "absent"
+
 
 
 SEE ALSO