diff --git a/scripts/package/PKGBUILD b/scripts/package/PKGBUILD
index 452374d63c24..1213c8e04671 100644
--- a/scripts/package/PKGBUILD
+++ b/scripts/package/PKGBUILD
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ for pkg in $_extrapackages; do
 	pkgname+=("${pkgbase}-${pkg}")
 done
 
-pkgver="${KERNELRELEASE//-/_}"
+pkgver="$(echo "${KERNELRELEASE}" | sed 's/-\(rc[0-9]\+\)/\1/;s/-/_/g')"
 # The PKGBUILD is evaluated multiple times.
 # Running scripts/build-version from here would introduce inconsistencies.
 pkgrel="${KBUILD_REVISION}"