diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
index 6ffceb2cbf..198ab376a6 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
@@ -5382,7 +5382,7 @@ (define-public emacs-helm-make
          (uri (git-reference
                (url "https://github.com/abo-abo/helm-make.git")
                (commit commit)))
-         (file-name (string-append name "-" version "-checkout"))
+         (file-name (git-file-name name version))
          (sha256
           (base32
            "1y2v77mmd1bfkkz51cnk1l0dg3lvvxc39wlamnm7wjns66dbvlam"))))