diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 59fda1bc56..f8597b491f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -1975,6 +1975,7 @@ (define-public r-data-table
               (sha256
                (base32
                 "0arx5wna0sh0vf5q8rjhh8nqdmnvg2pdpbhljl9l0x4kwm8vjhgp"))))
+    (properties `((upstream-name . "data.table")))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (inputs
      (list zlib))