--- orig/debconf-force-selections
+++ mod/debconf-force-selections
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     local package="$1"
 
     dpkg-query --showformat='${Status}\n' --show "${package}" 2>/dev/null \
-	| grep --quiet '^[^[:space:]]\+[[:space:]]\+ok[[:space:]]\+installed$'
+	| grep --quiet '^[^[:space:]]\+[[:space:]]\+ok[[:space:]]\+\(installed\|triggers-pending\)$'
 }
 
 preseed_to_configdb ()
