diff --git a/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/commonleappdracutmodules/files/dracut/85sys-upgrade-redhat/do-upgrade.sh b/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/commonleappdracutmodules/files/dracut/85sys-upgrade-redhat/do-upgrade.sh
index c181c5cf09..95be87b52e 100755
--- a/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/commonleappdracutmodules/files/dracut/85sys-upgrade-redhat/do-upgrade.sh
+++ b/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/commonleappdracutmodules/files/dracut/85sys-upgrade-redhat/do-upgrade.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ type getarg >/dev/null 2>&1 || . /lib/dracut-lib.sh
 
 get_rhel_major_release() {
     local os_version
-    os_version=$(grep -o '^VERSION="[0-9][0-9]*\.' /etc/initrd-release | grep -o '[0-9]*')
+    os_version=$(grep -o '^VERSION="[0-9][0-9]*' /etc/initrd-release | grep -o '[0-9]*')
     [ -z "$os_version" ] && {
         # This should not happen as /etc/initrd-release is supposed to have API
         # stability, but check is better than broken system.
diff --git a/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/commonleappdracutmodules/files/dracut/90sys-upgrade/initrd-system-upgrade-generator b/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/commonleappdracutmodules/files/dracut/90sys-upgrade/initrd-system-upgrade-generator
index 5cc6fd923b..fe81626fb5 100755
--- a/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/commonleappdracutmodules/files/dracut/90sys-upgrade/initrd-system-upgrade-generator
+++ b/repos/system_upgrade/common/actors/commonleappdracutmodules/files/dracut/90sys-upgrade/initrd-system-upgrade-generator
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 get_rhel_major_release() {
-    _os_version=$(cat /etc/initrd-release | grep -o '^VERSION="[0-9][0-9]*\.' | grep -o '[0-9]*')
+    _os_version=$(cat /etc/initrd-release | grep -o '^VERSION="[0-9][0-9]*' | grep -o '[0-9]*')
     [ -z "$_os_version" ] && {
         # This should not happen as /etc/initrd-release is supposed to have API
         # stability, but check is better than broken system.