diff --git a/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-platform/resources/install_packages/install_packages_rocky8.rb b/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-platform/resources/install_packages/install_packages_rocky8.rb
index 857067fe2..f3891b874 100644
--- a/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-platform/resources/install_packages/install_packages_rocky8.rb
+++ b/cookbooks/aws-parallelcluster-platform/resources/install_packages/install_packages_rocky8.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   bash "Install kernel source" do
     user 'root'
     code <<-INSTALL_KERNEL_SOURCE
-    package="#{kernel_source_package}-$#{node['platform_version']}"
+    package="#{kernel_source_package}"
 
     # try to install kernel source for a specific release version
     dnf install -y #{kernel_source_package} --releasever #{node['platform_version']}