diff --git a/pkg/rpm/generate_rpms.sh b/pkg/rpm/generate_rpms.sh
index 23fb4c2ac..5e7c420a9 100755
--- a/pkg/rpm/generate_rpms.sh
+++ b/pkg/rpm/generate_rpms.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 version=$1
 release=$2
 arch=$(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"