diff --git a/build.go b/build.go
index f1e6de0d5..43f2c4fed 100644
--- a/build.go
+++ b/build.go
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ func buildDeb(target target) {
 		// Debian interprets dashes as separator between main version and
 		// Debian package version, and thus thinks 0.14.26-rc.1 is better
 		// than just 0.14.26. This rectifies that.
-		debver = strings.Replace(debver, "-", "~", -1)
+		debver = strings.Replace(debver, "-", "~", 1)
 	}
 	args := []string{
 		"-t", "deb",