diff --git a/contrib/devtools/gen-manpages.sh b/contrib/devtools/gen-manpages.sh
index 2329e04a33..be46e54c3e 100755
--- a/contrib/devtools/gen-manpages.sh
+++ b/contrib/devtools/gen-manpages.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ BITCOINQT=${BITCOINQT:-$BINDIR/qt/elements-qt}
 [ ! -x $BITCOIND ] && echo "$BITCOIND not found or not executable." && exit 1
 
 # The autodetected version git tag can screw up manpage output a little bit
-read -r -a BTCVER <<< "$($BITCOINCLI --version | head -n1 | awk -F'[ -]' '{ print $6, $7 }')"
+read -r -a BTCVER <<< "$($BITCOINCLI --version | head -n1 | awk -F'[ _-]' '{ print $7, $8 }')"
 
 # Create a footer file with copyright content.
 # This gets autodetected fine for bitcoind if --version-string is not set,