diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index 823f0753ae..879e315f49 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
 Summary: Library providing a simple virtualization API
 Name: libvirt
 Version: @VERSION@
-Release: 1%{?dist}%{?extra_release}
+Release: 1%{?dist}
 License: LGPLv2+
 URL: https://libvirt.org/
 
diff --git a/mingw-libvirt.spec.in b/mingw-libvirt.spec.in
index 7c7ab4146d..249abb8475 100644
--- a/mingw-libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/mingw-libvirt.spec.in
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 Name:           mingw-libvirt
 Version:        @VERSION@
-Release:        1%{?dist}%{?extra_release}
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        MinGW Windows libvirt virtualization library
 
 License:        LGPLv2+