diff --git a/tools/linux_packaging/build b/tools/linux_packaging/build
index 2ad0ba6782..4d883d2922 100755
--- a/tools/linux_packaging/build
+++ b/tools/linux_packaging/build
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ if test x$STRIP != xall -a x$STRIP != xnone -a x$STRIP != xsome ; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-release_version=`grep -m 1 '[^A-Za-z_]LINUX_VERSION = ' ../../wscript | awk '{ print $3' | sed "s/'//g"`
+release_version=`grep -m 1 '[^A-Za-z_]LINUX_VERSION = ' ../../wscript | awk '{ print $3 }' | sed "s/'//g"`
 svn_version=`grep -m 1 'svn_revision =' ../../libs/ardour/svn_revision.cc | cut -d'"' -f 2`
 echo "Version is $release_version / $svn_version"
 info_string="$release_version/$svn_version built on `hostname` by `whoami` on `date`"