diff --git a/kdump-lib.sh b/kdump-lib.sh
index 6fcf9fa..75d55f5 100755
--- a/kdump-lib.sh
+++ b/kdump-lib.sh
@@ -658,12 +658,13 @@ _get_kdump_kernel_version()
 	fi
 
 	_version=$(uname -r)
-	if [[ ! "$_version" =~ \+debug$ ]]; then
+	if [[ ! "$_version" =~ [+|-]debug$ ]]; then
 		echo "$_version"
 		return
 	fi
 
 	_version_nondebug=${_version%+debug}
+	_version_nondebug=${_version_nondebug%-debug}
 	if [[ -f "$(prepare_kdump_kernel "$_version_nondebug")" ]]; then
 		dinfo "Use of debug kernel detected. Trying to use $_version_nondebug"
 		echo "$_version_nondebug"