diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
index 34c407019..1f64a5e84 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs.scm
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Tim Gesthuizen <tim.gesthuizen@yahoo.de>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Jack Hill <jackhill@jackhill.us>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Pierre-Antoine Rouby <pierre-antoine.rouby@inria.fr>
+;;; Copyright © 2018 Alex Branham <alex.branham@gmail.com>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -4131,6 +4132,7 @@ programming language.")
               (sha256
                (base32
                 "0cbilbsiwvcyf6d5y24mymp57m3ana5dkzab3knfs83w4a3a4c5c"))
+              (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
               (modules '((guix build utils)))
               (snippet
                '(begin