diff --git a/python-libmount.spec b/python-libmount.spec
index 74bf09c..510e7dc 100644
--- a/python-libmount.spec
+++ b/python-libmount.spec
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ BuildRequires:  libmount-devel
 %endif
 #END SECOND STAGE DEPENDENCIES
 Version:        2.31.1
-%define major_version $(echo '%{version}' | (IFS='.' ; read MAJOR MINOR RELEASE ; echo $MAJOR.$MINOR) )
+%define major_version %(echo '%{version}' | (IFS='.' ; read MAJOR MINOR RELEASE ; echo $MAJOR.$MINOR) )
 Release:        0
 # util-linux is a base package and uuidd pre-requiring pwdutils pulls
 # that into the core build cycle.  pwdutils also pulls in the whole
diff --git a/util-linux-systemd.spec b/util-linux-systemd.spec
index 9bb375b..5a2ebb7 100644
--- a/util-linux-systemd.spec
+++ b/util-linux-systemd.spec
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ BuildRequires:  libmount-devel
 %endif
 #END SECOND STAGE DEPENDENCIES
 Version:        2.31.1
-%define major_version $(echo '%{version}' | (IFS='.' ; read MAJOR MINOR RELEASE ; echo $MAJOR.$MINOR) )
+%define major_version %(echo '%{version}' | (IFS='.' ; read MAJOR MINOR RELEASE ; echo $MAJOR.$MINOR) )
 Release:        0
 # util-linux is a base package and uuidd pre-requiring pwdutils pulls
 # that into the core build cycle.  pwdutils also pulls in the whole
diff --git a/util-linux.spec b/util-linux.spec
index 1c35110..fceb98a 100644
--- a/util-linux.spec
+++ b/util-linux.spec
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ BuildRequires:  libmount-devel
 %endif
 #END SECOND STAGE DEPENDENCIES
 Version:        2.31.1
-%define major_version $(echo '%{version}' | (IFS='.' ; read MAJOR MINOR RELEASE ; echo $MAJOR.$MINOR) )
+%define major_version %(echo '%{version}' | (IFS='.' ; read MAJOR MINOR RELEASE ; echo $MAJOR.$MINOR) )
 Release:        0
 # util-linux is a base package and uuidd pre-requiring pwdutils pulls
 # that into the core build cycle.  pwdutils also pulls in the whole