diff --git a/pkg/rpm/generate_rpms.sh b/pkg/rpm/generate_rpms.sh
index 48a30052e..2f5959c89 100755
--- a/pkg/rpm/generate_rpms.sh
+++ b/pkg/rpm/generate_rpms.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 version=$(grep KEYDB_REAL_VERSION $DIR/../../src/version.h | awk '{ printf $3 }' | tr -d \")
 release=1 # by default this will always be 1 for keydb version structure. If build release version needs to be update you can modify here
 arch=$(uname -m)
-dist=el$(rpm -q --queryformat '%{VERSION}' centos-release)
+dist=el$(rpm -q --queryformat '%{VERSION}' centos-release | cut -d. -f1)
 
 if [[ "$arch" != "aarch64" ]] && [[ "$arch" != "x86_64" ]]; then
 	echo "This script is only valid and tested for aarch64 and x86_64 architectures. You are trying to use: $arch"