diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
index 8d1a03fa1a..0208d1a504 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
@@ -9569,7 +9569,7 @@ (define-public emacs-md4rd
                 (uri (git-reference
                       (url "https://github.com/ahungry/md4rd.git")
                       (commit commit)))
-                (file-name (string-append name "-" version "-checkout"))
+                (file-name (git-file-name name version))
                 (sha256
                  (base32
                   "0mvv1mvsrpkrmikcpfqf2zbawnzgq33j6zjdrlv48mcw57xb2ak9"))))