diff --git a/gnome-shell-extensions.spec b/gnome-shell-extensions.spec
index 603cab4..7aae1b3 100644
--- a/gnome-shell-extensions.spec
+++ b/gnome-shell-extensions.spec
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-%global major_version %%(cut -d "." -f 1 <<<%{version})
 # Minimum GNOME Shell version supported
 %global min_gs_version %%(cut -d "." -f 1 <<<%{version})
 
 %global pkg_prefix gnome-shell-extension
 %global tarball_version %%(echo %{version} | tr '~' '.')
+%global major_version %%(cut -d "." -f 1 <<<%{tarball_version})
 
 Name:           gnome-shell-extensions
 Version:        43.1