1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/utils/release/merge.sh b/utils/release/merge.sh
index b4893224834..e241dcde295 100755
--- a/utils/release/merge.sh
+++ b/utils/release/merge.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
     case $1 in
         -rev | --rev | -r )
             shift
-            rev=$1
+            rev=${$1#r}
             ;;
         -proj | --proj | -project | --project | -p )
             shift