diff --git a/scripts/package/Makefile b/scripts/package/Makefile
index a834b935f536..1b7eaea83123 100644
--- a/scripts/package/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/package/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RPM := $(shell if [ -x "/usr/bin/rpmbuild" ]; then echo rpmbuild; \
 	           else echo rpm; fi)
 
 # Remove hyphens since they have special meaning in RPM filenames
-KERNELPATH := kernel-$(subst -,,$(KERNELRELEASE))
+KERNELPATH := kernel-$(subst -,_,$(KERNELRELEASE))
 MKSPEC     := $(srctree)/scripts/package/mkspec
 PREV       := set -e; cd ..;
 
diff --git a/scripts/package/mkspec b/scripts/package/mkspec
index e1c1d5b8ca70..ed8b6a8b4b8e 100755
--- a/scripts/package/mkspec
+++ b/scripts/package/mkspec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if [ "`grep CONFIG_DRM=y .config | cut -f2 -d\=`" = "y" ]; then
 fi
 
 PROVIDES="$PROVIDES kernel-$KERNELRELEASE"
-__KERNELRELEASE=`echo $KERNELRELEASE | sed -e "s/-//g"`
+__KERNELRELEASE=`echo $KERNELRELEASE | sed -e "s/-/_/g"`
 
 echo "Name: kernel"
 echo "Summary: The Linux Kernel"