diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_dpkg/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__package_dpkg/gencode-remote
index 63bdff64..1c271748 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_dpkg/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_dpkg/gencode-remote
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ case "$state" in
         [ -f "$__object/parameter/purge-if-absent" ] \
             && action="--purge" \
             || action="--remove"
-        echo "dpkg $action $__object_id"
+        echo "dpkg $action ${__object_id%%_*}"
         echo "removed ($action)" >> "$__messages_out"
         ;;
     *)  echo "ERROR: unknown state '$state'" >&2 ;;