diff --git a/contrib/sssd.spec.in b/contrib/sssd.spec.in
index c9b869795f8..37dc59712c7 100644
--- a/contrib/sssd.spec.in
+++ b/contrib/sssd.spec.in
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 # RHEL requires tilde as a separator to correctly order builds.
 # For example: 2.10.0-beta1 vs 2.10.0~beta1
 %global upstream_version @PACKAGE_VERSION@
-%global downstream_version %(echo "@PACKAGE_VERSION@" | sed 's/-/~/g')
 
 # define SSSD user
 %if 0%{?rhel}
@@ -53,8 +52,12 @@
 
 %global samba_package_version %(rpm -q samba-devel --queryformat %{version})
 
+%if "%{?samba_package_version}" == ""
+%global samba_package_version 4.19
+%endif
+
 Name: @PACKAGE_NAME@
-Version: %{downstream_version}
+Version: %{lua:print((string.gsub("@PACKAGE_VERSION@", "-", "~")))}
 Release: 0@PRERELEASE_VERSION@%{?dist}
 Summary: System Security Services Daemon
 License: GPLv3+