diff --git a/tools/linux_packaging/stage2.run.in b/tools/linux_packaging/stage2.run.in
index d58004eec2..75f48cc170 100755
--- a/tools/linux_packaging/stage2.run.in
+++ b/tools/linux_packaging/stage2.run.in
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ then
 	JACK_VERSION_OK="f"
 	JACK_VER_STRING=$(jackd --version | grep -e "jackd.*protocol")
 	JACK_NAME=$(echo $JACK_VER_STRING | awk '{print $1}')
-	JACK_VERSION=$(echo $JACK_VER_STRING | awk '{print $3}') | sed 's/-.*$//'
+	JACK_VERSION=$(echo $JACK_VER_STRING | awk '{print $3}' | sed 's/-.*$//')
 	JACK_VERSION_MAJOR=$(echo $JACK_VERSION | awk 'BEGIN{FS="."}{print $1}')
 	JACK_VERSION_MIDDLE=$(echo $JACK_VERSION | awk 'BEGIN{FS="."}{print $2}')
 	JACK_VERSION_MINOR=$(echo $JACK_VERSION | awk 'BEGIN{FS="."}{print $3}')