diff --git a/debian/autobake-deb.sh b/debian/autobake-deb.sh
index d4a1fa70d8c..339d27bff00 100755
--- a/debian/autobake-deb.sh
+++ b/debian/autobake-deb.sh
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ export DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="nocheck"
 # Find major.minor version.
 #
 source ./VERSION
-UPSTREAM="${MYSQL_VERSION_MAJOR}.${MYSQL_VERSION_MINOR}.${MYSQL_VERSION_PATCH}"
-RELEASE_EXTRA=${MYSQL_VERSION_EXTRA}
+UPSTREAM="${MYSQL_VERSION_MAJOR}.${MYSQL_VERSION_MINOR}.${MYSQL_VERSION_PATCH}${MYSQL_VERSION_EXTRA}"
+RELEASE_EXTRA=""
 
 RELEASE_NAME=mariadb
 PATCHLEVEL=""