diff --git a/eclass/frameworks.kde.org.eclass b/eclass/frameworks.kde.org.eclass
index 395f6156198..9b778785bf9 100644
--- a/eclass/frameworks.kde.org.eclass
+++ b/eclass/frameworks.kde.org.eclass
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ esac
 if [[ -z ${_FRAMEWORKS_KDE_ORG_ECLASS} ]]; then
 _FRAMEWORKS_KDE_ORG_ECLASS=1
 
+# @ECLASS_VARIABLE: KDE_CATV
+# @DESCRIPTION:
+# Holds main Frameworks release number (major.minor) for use on same-category
+# dependencies.
+KDE_CATV=$(ver_cut 1-2)
+readonly KDE_CATV
+
 # @ECLASS_VARIABLE: KDE_PV_UNRELEASED
 # @INTERNAL
 # @DESCRIPTION:
@@ -43,7 +50,7 @@ if [[ ${PN} == extra-cmake-modules ]]; then
 	SLOT=0
 else
 	if [[ ${KDE_BUILD_TYPE} == release ]]; then
-		SLOT=${SLOT}/$(ver_cut 1-2)
+		SLOT=${SLOT}/${KDE_CATV}
 	else
 		SLOT=${SLOT}/9999
 	fi
@@ -63,7 +70,7 @@ _KDE_SRC_URI="mirror://kde/"
 
 # TODO: Remove after last KF5 PortingAid treecleaned; bug 755956
 if [[ ${KDE_BUILD_TYPE} != live && -z ${KDE_ORG_COMMIT} ]]; then
-	_KDE_SRC_URI+="stable/frameworks/$(ver_cut 1-2)/"
+	_KDE_SRC_URI+="stable/frameworks/${KDE_CATV}/"
 	case ${KDE_ORG_NAME} in
 		kdelibs4support | \
 		kdesignerplugin | \