diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/busybox/package.mk
index 8718859602..ba4554b5a4 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/package.mk
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ makeinstall_target() {
     cp ${PKG_DIR}/scripts/apt-get ${INSTALL}/usr/bin/
     cp ${PKG_DIR}/scripts/sudo ${INSTALL}/usr/bin/
     cp ${PKG_DIR}/scripts/pastebinit ${INSTALL}/usr/bin/
-      sed -e "s/@DISTRONAME@-@OS_VERSION@/${DISTRONAME}-$OS_VERSION/g" \
+      sed -e "s/@DISTRONAME@-@OS_VERSION@/${DISTRONAME}-${OS_VERSION}/g" \
           -i ${INSTALL}/usr/bin/pastebinit
       ln -sf pastebinit ${INSTALL}/usr/bin/paste
     cp ${PKG_DIR}/scripts/vfd-clock ${INSTALL}/usr/bin/