diff --git a/mpcdf_common.py b/mpcdf_common.py
index 3e1c69b4cb3ca4a55f5ef9df7cd7866ed4768b2d..9632887b1f115d9f12f5fedd3fff60aa6999e2c8 100644
--- a/mpcdf_common.py
+++ b/mpcdf_common.py
@@ -620,6 +620,11 @@ def openmpi_flavor_dependencies(flavor, distribution):
         return ()
 
 
+def openmpi_flavor_kind(flavor):
+    import re
+    return re.sub("(_[0-9]+)*$", "", flavor)
+
+
 def mpcdf_setup_subproject(api_url, project, distribution, microarchitecture,
                            parent=None, dry_run=False, diff=False, remove_old=False, remove_old_matching=None, all_possible=False, only_project=False):
     import re
@@ -810,10 +815,9 @@ Macros:
                     dependencies = ((project, compiler),)
                     if not parent:
                         dependencies = openmpi_flavor_dependencies(of, distribution) + dependencies
-                    flavor_kind = re.sub("(_[0-9]+)*$", "", of)
                     repo(mpi + "_" + compiler + "_" + of, dependencies, mpi=True,
                          mpi_repository=mpi, mpi_module=mpi_module(mpi),
-                         openmpi_flavor=flavor_kind)
+                         openmpi_flavor=openmpi_flavor_kind(of))
 
     for cuda in cudas:
         for compiler in filter(partial(valid_cuda, cuda), compilers):
@@ -837,7 +841,8 @@ Macros:
                             dependencies = openmpi_flavor_dependencies(of, distribution) + dependencies
                         repo(cuda + "_aware_" + mpi + "_" + compiler + "_" + of,
                              dependencies,
-                             cuda_aware_mpi=True, openmpi_flavor=of,
+                             cuda_aware_mpi=True,
+                             openmpi_flavor=openmpi_flavor_kind(of),
                              additional_tags=("Prefer: mpcdf_" + cuda,))
 
     if old_repos: