diff --git a/pkg/debian/build.sh b/pkg/debian/build.sh
index 283cad7176a..c69fade9c71 100755
--- a/pkg/debian/build.sh
+++ b/pkg/debian/build.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@ EOF
 #!/bin/sh
 
 echo "Load apparmor pgAdmin profile..."
-apparmor_parser -r /etc/apparmor.d/pgadmin4
+if command -v apparmor_parser >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  apparmor_parser -r /etc/apparmor.d/pgadmin4
+else
+  echo "Warning: apparmor_parser not found, skipping profile load. pgAdmin desktop may not work on Ubuntu 24+ with userns restrictions."
+fi
 EOF
   chmod 755 "${DESKTOPROOT}/DEBIAN/postinst"
 fi