diff --git a/makedist b/makedist
index bd1bca9..063acab 100755
--- a/makedist
+++ b/makedist
@@ -286,7 +286,8 @@ if [ "$ARCH" = "ppc64le" ]; then
         echo "Failed to get $ARCH cvmfs rpm from copr" >&2
         exit 1
     fi
-    CVMFSRPMNAME="$(basename $CVMFSRPMURL)"
+    CVMFSURL="$(dirname $CVMFSRPMURLS)"
+    CVMFSRPMNAME="$(basename $CVMFSRPMURLS)"
     CVMFSVERSION="`echo "$CVMFSRPMNAME" 's/.*cvmfs-\([^-]*\)-.*/\1/'`"
 else
     CVMFSURL="$CVMFS_BASEURL/yum/cvmfs/$DISTRO_YUM/$VERS/$ARCH"