diff --git a/util/packaging/rpm/common/fill_docker_template.py b/util/packaging/rpm/common/fill_docker_template.py
index 394c45e61e6..049a3339fee 100755
--- a/util/packaging/rpm/common/fill_docker_template.py
+++ b/util/packaging/rpm/common/fill_docker_template.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class MyTemplate(Template):
 COPY --chown=user ./rpm/common/rpmlintrc /home/user/.rpmlintrc
 RUN rpmdev-setuptree && \\
     cp chapel-$CHAPEL_VERSION.tar.gz $(rpm --eval '%{_sourcedir}') && \\
-    ignore_unused=$([[ "$(rpm --eval '%{fc#}')" == "1" ]] && echo "--ignore-unused-rpmlintrc") || echo "" && \\
+    ignore_unused=$([[ "$(rpm --eval '%{dist_name}')" == "Fedora Linux" ]] && echo "--ignore-unused-rpmlintrc") || echo "" && \\
     rpmlint $ignore_unused --file .rpmlintrc $BASENAME.spec && \\
     unset ignore_unused && \\
     spectool -g -R $BASENAME.spec