diff --git a/rpm/generic/zfs-dkms.spec.in b/rpm/generic/zfs-dkms.spec.in
index f849125a4a7c..29e8fd7dde0d 100644
--- a/rpm/generic/zfs-dkms.spec.in
+++ b/rpm/generic/zfs-dkms.spec.in
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ fi
 CONFIG_H="/var/lib/dkms/%{module}/%{version}/*/*/%{module}_config.h"
 SPEC_META_ALIAS="@PACKAGE@-@VERSION@-@RELEASE@"
 DKMS_META_ALIAS=`cat $CONFIG_H 2>/dev/null |
-    awk -F'"' '/META_ALIAS/ { print $2; exit 0 }'`
+    awk -F'"' '/META_ALIAS\s+"/ { print $2; exit 0 }'`
 if [ "$SPEC_META_ALIAS" = "$DKMS_META_ALIAS" ]; then
     echo -e
     echo -e "Uninstall of %{module} module ($SPEC_META_ALIAS) beginning:"