diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index 6378e24..b0e201f 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Url:            https://pagure.io/centos-sig-hyperscale/systemd
 # Allow users to specify the version and release when building the rpm by
 # setting the %version_override and %release_override macros.
 Version:        %{?version_override}%{!?version_override:255.3}
-Release:        %{?release_override}%{!?release_override:%autorelease}
+Release:        %{?release_override:%{release_override}%{?dist}}%{!?release_override:%autorelease}
 
 %global stable %(c="%version"; [ "$c" = "${c#*.*}" ]; echo $?)