diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/cataloger.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/cataloger.go
index d6876981c45..393062f6580 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/cataloger.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/cataloger.go
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ func NewDBCataloger() pkg.Cataloger {
 	return generic.NewCataloger("dpkg-db-cataloger").
 		// note: these globs have been intentionally split up in order to improve search performance,
 		// please do NOT combine into: "**/var/lib/dpkg/{status,status.d/*}"
-		WithParserByGlobs(parseDpkgDB, "**/var/lib/dpkg/status", "**/var/lib/dpkg/status.d/*", "**/lib/opkg/info/*.control", "**/lib/opkg/status").
+		WithParserByGlobs(parseDpkgDB, "**/lib/dpkg/status", "**/lib/dpkg/status.d/*", "**/lib/opkg/info/*.control", "**/lib/opkg/status").
 		WithProcessors(dependency.Processor(dbEntryDependencySpecifier))
 }
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/cataloger_test.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/cataloger_test.go
index 629019954fe..299d7338d44 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/cataloger_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/cataloger_test.go
@@ -234,10 +234,12 @@ func TestCataloger_Globs(t *testing.T) {
 			name:    "obtain db status files",
 			fixture: "test-fixtures/glob-paths",
 			expected: []string{
+				"usr/lib/dpkg/status",
 				"var/lib/dpkg/status",
+				"usr/lib/dpkg/status.d/pkg-1.0",
 				"var/lib/dpkg/status.d/pkg-1.0",
-				"usr/lib/opkg/status",
 				"usr/lib/opkg/info/pkg-1.0.control",
+				"usr/lib/opkg/status",
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/test-fixtures/glob-paths/usr/lib/dpkg/status b/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/test-fixtures/glob-paths/usr/lib/dpkg/status
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..90786794c1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/test-fixtures/glob-paths/usr/lib/dpkg/status
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bogus status
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/test-fixtures/glob-paths/usr/lib/dpkg/status.d/pkg-1.0 b/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/test-fixtures/glob-paths/usr/lib/dpkg/status.d/pkg-1.0
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b09abcf2897
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/debian/test-fixtures/glob-paths/usr/lib/dpkg/status.d/pkg-1.0
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bogus package
\ No newline at end of file