diff --git a/platform/mellanox/sdk.mk b/platform/mellanox/sdk.mk
index 9639b03aa385..22d7657b4be5 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/sdk.mk
+++ b/platform/mellanox/sdk.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ MLNX_SDK_PKG_BASE_PATH = $(MLNX_SDK_BASE_PATH)/$(BLDENV)/
 MLNX_SDK_VERSION = 4.4.1956
 MLNX_SDK_ISSU_VERSION = 101
 
-MLNX_SDK_DEB_VERSION = $(subst _,.,$(MLNX_SDK_VERSION))
+MLNX_SDK_DEB_VERSION = $(subst -,.,$(subst _,.,$(MLNX_SDK_VERSION)))
 
 # Place here URL where SDK sources exist
 MLNX_SDK_SOURCE_BASE_URL =