diff --git a/build/config-linux-gcc-debug.py b/build/config-linux-gcc-debug.py
index bfa12cae..9c93d567 100644
--- a/build/config-linux-gcc-debug.py
+++ b/build/config-linux-gcc-debug.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ COLLADALIB     = ['collada14dom']
 # versions at the same time by explicitly specifying e.g. PYTHON27INCLUDE, 
 # PYTHON27LIB, PYTHON27LIBDIR and PYTHON32INCLUDE, PYTHON32LIB, PYTHON32LIBDIR
 
-pyver = os.popen("python --version 2>&1 | grep -oE '([[:digit:]].[[:digit:]])'").read().strip()
+pyver = os.popen("python --version 2>&1 | grep -oE '([[:digit:]].[[:digit:]])'").read().strip().replace('.', '')
 env = locals()
 
 env['PYTHON'+pyver+'INCLUDE']  = []
diff --git a/build/config-linux-gcc.py b/build/config-linux-gcc.py
index 0308f63b..2f8ce2fe 100644
--- a/build/config-linux-gcc.py
+++ b/build/config-linux-gcc.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ COLLADALIB     = ['collada14dom']
 # versions at the same time by explicitly specifying e.g. PYTHON27INCLUDE, 
 # PYTHON27LIB, PYTHON27LIBDIR and PYTHON32INCLUDE, PYTHON32LIB, PYTHON32LIBDIR
 
-pyver = os.popen("python --version 2>&1 | grep -oE '([[:digit:]].[[:digit:]])'").read().strip()
+pyver = os.popen("python --version 2>&1 | grep -oE '([[:digit:]].[[:digit:]])'").read().strip().replace('.', '')
 env = locals()
 
 env['PYTHON'+pyver+'INCLUDE']  = []