diff --git a/dev-python/pycurl/pycurl-7.43.0.2.recipe b/dev-python/pycurl/pycurl-7.43.0.2.recipe
index b206a5bcd..cf96575e7 100644
--- a/dev-python/pycurl/pycurl-7.43.0.2.recipe
+++ b/dev-python/pycurl/pycurl-7.43.0.2.recipe
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ fi
 for i in "${!PYTHON_PACKAGES[@]}"; do
 	pythonPackage=${PYTHON_PACKAGES[i]}
 	pythonLibSuffix=${PYTHON_LIBSUFFIXES[$i]}
-	pythonVersion="`$pythonPackage --version 2>&1 | sed -n \
-		-e "s/Python \([0-9]*\.[0-9]*\)\..*/\1/p"`"
+	pythonVersion=`eval "$pythonPackage --version 2>&1" | sed -n \
+		-e "1s/Python \([0-9]*\.[0-9]*\)\..*/\1/p"`
 	PYTHON_VERSIONS+=($pythonVersion)
 
 	eval "PROVIDES_${pythonPackage}=\"