diff --git a/build-scripts/package b/build-scripts/package
index 3b238a1e4..53e284c82 100755
--- a/build-scripts/package
+++ b/build-scripts/package
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ case "$PACKAGING" in
             echo "error: unable to determine selinux-policy package version"
             exit 1
         fi
-        OPENSSL_VERSION=$(rpm -q -qf '%{VERSION}\n' openssl)
+        OPENSSL_VERSION=$(rpm -q --qf '%{VERSION}\n' openssl)
         if [ -z "$OPENSSL_VERSION" ]; then
             echo "error: unable to determine openssl package version"
             exit 1