diff --git a/srcpkgs/lynx/template b/srcpkgs/lynx/template
index 6bd339224c0..4d2c24a6940 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lynx/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lynx/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ _version=2.8.8
 _patch=2
 version=$_version.$_patch
 revision=9
-wrksrc="${pkgname}${version//./-}"
+wrksrc="${pkgname}${_version//./-}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-widec --with-zlib --with-bzlib --with-ssl --enable-ipv6"
 short_desc="A text browser for the World Wide Web"