diff --git a/gnu/packages/networking.scm b/gnu/packages/networking.scm
index 79262cbc27..75677a9394 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/networking.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/networking.scm
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ (define-public whois
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (string-append "mirror://debian/pool/main/w/whois/"
-                           name "_" version ".tar.xz"))
+                           "whois_" version ".tar.xz"))
        (sha256
         (base32
          "0gbg9fis05zf2fl4264jplbphy75l50k3g92cz6mkmbsklrn7v34"))))