diff --git a/package/fedora/freecad.spec b/package/fedora/freecad.spec
index e81cebd301..7ab057b3ce 100644
--- a/package/fedora/freecad.spec
+++ b/package/fedora/freecad.spec
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 Name:           %{name}
 Epoch:          1
 Version:    	0.19
-Release:        pre_{{{ git_commit_no }}}
+Release:        pre_{{{git_commit_no}}}%{?dist}
 Summary:        A general purpose 3D CAD modeler
 Group:          Applications/Engineering
 
diff --git a/package/fedora/rpkg.macros b/package/fedora/rpkg.macros
index ef3a1252ef..b064d67006 100644
--- a/package/fedora/rpkg.macros
+++ b/package/fedora/rpkg.macros
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 function git_commit_no {
 	commits=$(curl -s 'https://api.github.com/repos/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/compare/120ca87015...master' | grep "ahead_by" | sed -s 's/ //g' | sed -s 's/"ahead_by"://' | sed -s 's/,//')
-	echo $((commits + 1))
+	echo -n $((commits + 1))
 }