diff --git a/data/helpers.d/apt b/data/helpers.d/apt
index 1a4a9f74a..1e880af76 100644
--- a/data/helpers.d/apt
+++ b/data/helpers.d/apt
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ ynh_package_install_from_equivs () {
         # (the following is ran inside { } to not start a subshell otherwise ynh_die wouldnt exit the original process)
         # Get the list of dependencies from the deb
         local dependencies="$(dpkg --info "$TMPDIR/${pkgname}_${pkgversion}_all.deb" | grep Depends | \
-            sed 's/^ Depends: //' | sed 's/,//g')"
+            sed 's/^ Depends: //' | sed 's/,//g' | tr -d '|')"
         # Fake an install of those dependencies to see the errors
         # The sed command here is, Print only from '--fix-broken' to the end.
         ynh_package_install $dependencies --dry-run | sed --quiet '/--fix-broken/,$p' >&2