diff --git a/SPECS/grub2.spec b/SPECS/grub2.spec
index a1d6984..a88260d 100644
--- a/SPECS/grub2.spec
+++ b/SPECS/grub2.spec
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Source19:	sbat.csv.in
 %endif
 
 # AlmaLinux: keep upstream EVR for RHEL SBAT entry
-%define rhel_evr $(echo %{evr} | sed 's/\.alma.*//')
+%define rhel_version_release $(echo %{version}-%{release} | sed 's/\.alma.*//')
 
 # generate with do-rebase
 %include %{SOURCE2}
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ This subpackage provides tools for support of all platforms.
 mkdir grub-%{grubefiarch}-%{tarversion}
 grep -A100000 '# stuff "make" creates' .gitignore > grub-%{grubefiarch}-%{tarversion}/.gitignore
 cp %{SOURCE4} grub-%{grubefiarch}-%{tarversion}/unifont.pcf.gz
-sed -e "s,@@VERSION@@,%{version},g" -e "s,@@VERSION_RELEASE@@,%{version}-%{release},g" -e "s,@@RHEL_VERSION_RELEASE@@,%{rhel_evr},g" \
+sed -e "s,@@VERSION@@,%{version},g" -e "s,@@VERSION_RELEASE@@,%{version}-%{release},g" -e "s,@@RHEL_VERSION_RELEASE@@,%{rhel_version_release},g" \
     %{SOURCE19} > grub-%{grubefiarch}-%{tarversion}/sbat.csv
 git add grub-%{grubefiarch}-%{tarversion}
 %endif