diff --git a/library/packaging/portinstall b/library/packaging/portinstall
index 711a853e34a..057eee6fa74 100644
--- a/library/packaging/portinstall
+++ b/library/packaging/portinstall
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def remove_packages(module, packages):
 
         if query_package(module, package):
             name_without_digits = re.sub('[0-9]', '', package)
-            rc, out, err = module.run_command("%s `%s %s`" % (pkg_delete_path, pkg_glob_path, pipes.quote(lame_without_digits)),use_unsafe_shell=True)
+            rc, out, err = module.run_command("%s `%s %s`" % (pkg_delete_path, pkg_glob_path, pipes.quote(name_without_digits)),use_unsafe_shell=True)
             if query_package(module, package):
                 module.fail_json(msg="failed to remove %s: %s" % (package, out))