diff --git a/scripts/mkspec-wrapper.sh b/scripts/mkspec-wrapper.sh
index 7547f17c..765ec557 100644
--- a/scripts/mkspec-wrapper.sh
+++ b/scripts/mkspec-wrapper.sh
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ if [ -z "$NAME" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ -n "$REQUIRES" ]; then
-	REQUIRES_RUN=`echo $REQUIRES   | sed -e 's/,/ /g; s/[-<>=][0-9-\.]*\b/-run&/g'`
-	REQUIRES_DEVEL=`echo $REQUIRES | sed -e 's/,/ /g; s/[-<>=][0-9-\.]*\b/-devel&/g'`
+	REQUIRES_RUN=`echo $REQUIRES   | sed -e 's/,/ /g; s/([<>=]*[0-9-\.]*)\b/-run&/g'`
+	REQUIRES_DEVEL=`echo $REQUIRES | sed -e 's/,/ /g; s/([<>=]*[0-9-\.]*)\b/-devel&/g'`
 fi
 
 #echo "REQUIRES_RUN=\"$REQUIRES_RUN\""