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 21780db7b7..f3891b8741 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
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
   bash "Install kernel source" do
     user 'root'
     code <<-INSTALL_KERNEL_SOURCE
-    package="#{kernel_source_package}-#{kernel_source_package_version}"
+    package="#{kernel_source_package}"
 
     # try to install kernel source for a specific release version
-    dnf install -y ${package} --releasever #{node['platform_version']}
+    dnf install -y #{kernel_source_package} --releasever #{node['platform_version']}
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
       # Previous releases are moved into a vault area once a new minor release version is available for at least a week.
       # https://wiki.rockylinux.org/rocky/repo/#notes-on-devel