diff --git a/pkg/linux/build-functions.sh b/pkg/linux/build-functions.sh
index 0d346ec36..91283117e 100644
--- a/pkg/linux/build-functions.sh
+++ b/pkg/linux/build-functions.sh
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ _setup_env() {
     OS_VERSION=$(grep "^VERSION_ID=" /etc/os-release | awk -F "=" '{ print $2 }' | sed 's/"//g' | awk -F "." '{ print $1 }')
     SYSTEM_PYTHON_PATH='/usr/bin/python3'
     PYTHON_BINARY=$("${SYSTEM_PYTHON_PATH}" -c "import sys; print('python%d.%.d' % (sys.version_info.major, sys.version_info.minor))")
+    PYTHON_BINARY_WITHOUT_DOTS='python3'
     if [ "$2" == 'redhat' ] && [ "${OS_VERSION}" == "8" ]; then
       SYSTEM_PYTHON_PATH='/usr/bin/python3.9'
       PYTHON_BINARY='python3.9'
+      PYTHON_BINARY_WITHOUT_DOTS='python39'
     fi
-    PYTHON_BINARY_WITHOUT_DOTS=$(echo ${PYTHON_BINARY} | sed -e 's/\.//g')
 }
 
 _cleanup() {