diff --git a/contrib/packaging/buildrpm b/contrib/packaging/buildrpm
index 094d1f42c484bb43b68e073bd49897a31c48b978_Y29udHJpYi9wYWNrYWdpbmcvYnVpbGRycG0=..c68cfc55af9d1d210b373fbf8eac41f402759e55_Y29udHJpYi9wYWNrYWdpbmcvYnVpbGRycG0= 100755
--- a/contrib/packaging/buildrpm
+++ b/contrib/packaging/buildrpm
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 fi
 
 if [ -n "$distance" ] ; then
-    release=$release+$distance_$node
+    release=$release+${distance}_${node}
 fi
 
 if [ "$PYTHONVER" ]; then