diff --git a/gnu/packages/terminals.scm b/gnu/packages/terminals.scm
index ece01b5b02..d0531b0c14 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/terminals.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/terminals.scm
@@ -249,7 +249,8 @@ (define-public kmscon
                   "0q62kjsvy2iwy8adfiygx2bfwlh83rphgxbis95ycspqidg9py87"))
                 (patches
                  (search-patches "kmscon-runtime-keymap-switch.patch"))
-                (modules '((guix build utils)))))
+                (modules '((guix build utils)))
+                (file-name (git-file-name name version))))
       (build-system gnu-build-system)
       (arguments
        `(;; The closure of MESA is huge so we'd rather avoid it.