diff --git a/package/libsepol/Config.in b/package/libsepol/Config.in
index 049c915c36..3b84c90761 100644
--- a/package/libsepol/Config.in
+++ b/package/libsepol/Config.in
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSEPOL
 if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSEPOL
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSEPOL_POLICY_VERSION
-	string "Policy version"
-	default BR2_PACKAGE_REFPOLICY_POLICY_VERSION if BR2_PACKAGE_REFPOLICY_POLICY_VERSION != ""
-	default "30"
+	int "Policy version"
+	default 30
 
 endif
 
diff --git a/package/refpolicy/refpolicy.mk b/package/refpolicy/refpolicy.mk
index 3f421e2ac1..1a5fefff06 100644
--- a/package/refpolicy/refpolicy.mk
+++ b/package/refpolicy/refpolicy.mk
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ REFPOLICY_MAKE = \
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) \
 	$(MAKE1)
 
-REFPOLICY_POLICY_VERSION = \
-	$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSEPOL_POLICY_VERSION))
+REFPOLICY_POLICY_VERSION = $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSEPOL_POLICY_VERSION)
 REFPOLICY_POLICY_STATE = \
 	$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_REFPOLICY_POLICY_STATE))