diff --git a/build/package/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Installer.DEB.targets b/build/package/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Installer.DEB.targets
index 5102f1ad5..a8801fd5b 100644
--- a/build/package/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Installer.DEB.targets
+++ b/build/package/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Installer.DEB.targets
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@
       </DebianConfigTokenValues>
       <DebianConfigTokenValues Include="%SHARED_FRAMEWORK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCY%"
                                Condition="'$(IncludeAdditionalSharedFrameworks)' == 'true'">
-        <ReplacementString>"$(AdditionalSharedFxDebianPackageName)" : {}</ReplacementString>
+        <ReplacementString>,
+        "$(AdditionalSharedFxDebianPackageName)" : {}</ReplacementString>
       </DebianConfigTokenValues>
       <DebianConfigTokenValues Include="%SHARED_FRAMEWORK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCY%"
                                Condition="'$(IncludeAdditionalSharedFrameworks)' != 'true'">
diff --git a/packaging/deb/dotnet-debian_config.json b/packaging/deb/dotnet-debian_config.json
index 4caa326c9..22e5beb77 100644
--- a/packaging/deb/dotnet-debian_config.json
+++ b/packaging/deb/dotnet-debian_config.json
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
     },
 
     "debian_dependencies":{
-        "%SHARED_FRAMEWORK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_NAME%" : {},
-        %SHARED_FRAMEWORK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCY%
+        "%SHARED_FRAMEWORK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_NAME%" : {}%SHARED_FRAMEWORK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCY%
     }
 }