diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
index 31e7b6a443..7d3df43b6c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
@@ -10470,7 +10470,7 @@ (define-public emacs-download-region
          (uri (git-reference
                (url "https://github.com/zk-phi/download-region.git")
                (commit commit)))
-         (file-name (string-append name "-" version "-checkout"))
+         (file-name (git-file-name name version))
          (sha256
           (base32
            "0v52djg39b6k2snizd9x0qc009ws5y0ywqsfwhqgcbs5ymzh7dsc"))))