diff --git a/pyporter b/pyporter
index 31219852ea53bd35c0c85dd5c0287c11821eeca2..bd6badda8dae00db18b37e04aa872f803c825954 100755
--- a/pyporter
+++ b/pyporter
@@ -139,11 +139,9 @@ class PyPorter:
             return
         for r in rs:
             idx = r.find(";")
-            if r[idx] == ";":
-                mod = transform_module_name(r[:idx])
-                print("Requires:\t" + mod)
-            else:
-                print("Requires:\t" + transform_module_name(r))
+            if idx != -1:
+                r = r[:idx]
+            print("Requires:\t" + transform_module_name(r))
 
     def __get_buildarch(self):
         """