diff --git a/scripts/mkspec-wrapper.sh b/scripts/mkspec-wrapper.sh
index bb3b7ce5..b082ac1f 100644
--- a/scripts/mkspec-wrapper.sh
+++ b/scripts/mkspec-wrapper.sh
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ shift
 if [ -z "$V" ]; then
 	if [ -f $TOPDIR/VERSION ]; then
 		VERSION="`cat $TOPDIR/VERSION | cut -d- -f1`"
-		RELEASE="`cat $TOPDIR/VERSION | cut -d- -f2-`"
+		RELEASE="`cat $TOPDIR/VERSION | cut -d- -f2- | sed 's/[-_].*//'`"
 	else
 		VERSION=noversion
 		RELEASE=norelease
 	fi
 else
 		VERSION="`echo $V | cut -d- -f1`"
-		RELEASE="`echo $V | cut -d- -f2-`"
+		RELEASE="`cat $TOPDIR/VERSION | cut -d- -f2- | sed 's/[-_].*//'`"
 fi
 
 if [ -z "$NAME" ]; then