diff --git a/scripts/build/installer_debian-installer b/scripts/build/installer_debian-installer
index 1c71de227..7f2c6c248 100755
--- a/scripts/build/installer_debian-installer
+++ b/scripts/build/installer_debian-installer
@@ -301,13 +301,18 @@ fi
 #    un  linux-image-5.17.0-1-amd64-unsigned
 #    ii  linux-image-amd64
 #    un  linux-image-generic
+#   Or without the extra version number:
+#    ii  linux-image-6.6.8-amd64
+#    un  linux-image-6.6.8-amd64-unsigned
+#    ii  linux-image-amd64
+#    un  linux-image-generic
 #   -> extract the 5.17.0-1 for LINUX_KERNEL_ABI
 #      If there is more than one entry, take the largest (i.e. most recent)
 # MIRROR -> our snapshot URL, with disabled expiration
 # TARGETS -> only these targets are required
 # USE_UDEBS_FROM -> use the same distribution as the chroot
-export LINUX_KERNEL_ABI=\$(dpkg-query --showformat "\\\${db:Status-Abbrev} \\\${Package}\n" --show linux-image-* | awk '\$1=="ii" { c = split(\$2, a, "-"); if (c>4) { print a[3] "-" a[4] } }' | sort | tail -1)
 # ROOTCMD -> Workaround for #1058994. Fakeroot is not present in the chroot (and not required)
+export LINUX_KERNEL_ABI=\$(dpkg-query --showformat "\\\${db:Status-Abbrev} \\\${Package}\n" --show linux-image-* | awk '\$1=="ii" { c = split(\$2, a, "-"); if (c>3) { if (a[4] ~ /^[0-9]+/) { print a[3] "-" a[4] } else { print a[3] } } }' | sort | tail -1)
 MIRROR="[check-valid-until=no] ${LB_PARENT_MIRROR_CHROOT}" TARGETS="build_cdrom_gtk build_cdrom_isolinux" USE_UDEBS_FROM=${LB_PARENT_DISTRIBUTION_CHROOT} ROOTCMD=" " bash ./daily-build build-only
 EOF
 				Chroot chroot "sh buildit.sh"