diff --git a/scripts/kernel-version.sh b/scripts/kernel-version.sh
index 36e00194b..e2ec93a5a 100644
--- a/scripts/kernel-version.sh
+++ b/scripts/kernel-version.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-VER=$(grep patch sources | head -n1 | awk '{ print $2 }' | sed s/patch-// | sed s/-git.*// | sed s/.xz//)
+VER=$(grep patch sources | head -n1 | awk '{ print $2 }' | sed s/patch-// | sed s/-git.*// | sed s/.xz// | tr -d "()")
 
 if [ -z "$VER" ] ;
 then
-    VER=$(grep linux sources | head -1 | awk '{ print $2 }' | sed s/linux-// | sed s/.tar.xz//)
+    VER=$(grep linux sources | head -1 | awk '{ print $2 }' | sed s/linux-// | sed s/.tar.xz// | tr -d "()")
 fi