diff --git a/gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm b/gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm
index 7afa7c74e6..56dbfc7227 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/xdisorg.scm
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ (define-public scrot
         (git-reference
          (url "https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/scrot.git")
          (commit version)))
+       (file-name (git-file-name name version))
        (sha256
         (base32 "1dg0pnmk09p7zlbyxv7d40vf54amrv73y976ds5p7096x6lmlndy"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)