diff --git a/phonon.spec b/phonon.spec
index 5e36b1f..a1b6d9f 100644
--- a/phonon.spec
+++ b/phonon.spec
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ BuildRequires: pkgconfig(QZeitgeist)
 %endif
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(xcb)
 
-%global pulseaudio_version %(pkg-config --modversion libpulse 2>/dev/null || echo 0.9.15)
+%global pulseaudio_version %((pkg-config --modversion libpulse 2>/dev/null || echo 0.9.15) | cut -d- -f1)
 
 Requires: kde-filesystem
 ## Beware bootstrapping, have -Requires/+Requires this for step 0, then build at least one backend