diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
index cc9981494d..81f668409a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
@@ -4345,7 +4345,8 @@ (define-public emacs-realgud
              (commit version)))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0xnick9016wxrgi8v0lycvxhyz8l2k4nfvdpjc5yq476vwrjfzbz"))))
+         "0xnick9016wxrgi8v0lycvxhyz8l2k4nfvdpjc5yq476vwrjfzbz"))
+       (file-name (git-file-name name version))))
     (build-system emacs-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:tests? #t