diff -ru dpkg-1.18.10/lib/dpkg/parse.c dpkg-1.18.10+iPhone/lib/dpkg/parse.c
--- dpkg-1.18.10/lib/dpkg/parse.c	2016-07-05 01:55:13.000000000 +0000
+++ dpkg-1.18.10+iPhone/lib/dpkg/parse.c	2016-12-30 02:19:22.000000000 +0000
@@ -622,8 +622,6 @@
 
   /* Loop per field. */
   for (;;) {
-    bool blank_line;
-
     /* Scan field name. */
     fs->fieldstart = ps->dataptr - 1;
     while (!parse_at_eof(ps) && !c_isspace(c) && c != ':' && c != MSDOS_EOF_CHAR)
@@ -667,16 +665,10 @@
       parse_error(ps, _("MSDOS end of file (^Z) in value of field '%.*s' (missing newline?)"),
                   fs->fieldlen, fs->fieldstart);
 
-    blank_line = false;
-
     /* Scan field value. */
     fs->valuestart = ps->dataptr - 1;
     for (;;) {
       if (c == '\n' || c == MSDOS_EOF_CHAR) {
-        if (blank_line)
-          parse_error(ps,
-                      _("blank line in value of field '%.*s'"),
-                      fs->fieldlen, fs->fieldstart);
         ps->lno++;
 
         if (parse_at_eof(ps))
@@ -688,9 +680,6 @@
           break;
 
         parse_ungetc(c, ps);
-        blank_line = true;
-      } else if (blank_line && !c_isspace(c)) {
-        blank_line = false;
       }
 
       if (parse_at_eof(ps))