diff --git a/gnu/packages/lua.scm b/gnu/packages/lua.scm
index 5f9f859e93..7a9e80fca4 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/lua.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/lua.scm
@@ -1121,6 +1121,7 @@ shell command executions.")
                   ;; these are dependencies unlikely to be "unbundled" in future
                   ;; releases.
                   (recursive? #t)))
+            (file-name (git-file-name name version))
             (sha256
              (base32
               "1d6k5v6x85fbvz2ijq1imnfdwvqmsav4xp021a5v3ah4mgy7yann"))))