diff --git a/debian/orig-tar.sh b/debian/orig-tar.sh
index 29ca5d94..7e7a8628 100755
--- a/debian/orig-tar.sh
+++ b/debian/orig-tar.sh
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ if test -n "$RCRELEASE"; then
     VERSION=$MAJOR_VERSION"+"$REVISION # WAS TAG
     FULL_VERSION="llvm-toolchain-"$MAJOR_VERSION"_"$VERSION
 else
-    VERSION=$CURRENT_VERSION"~svn"$REVISION
+    VERSION=$CURRENT_VERSION"+svn"$REVISION
     FULL_VERSION="llvm-toolchain-"$MAJOR_VERSION"_"$VERSION
 fi