diff --git a/gnu/packages/web.scm b/gnu/packages/web.scm
index 1366637de6..879eb160ea 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/web.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/web.scm
@@ -8022,7 +8022,7 @@ Unicode.")
         (commit "c6a9055e5a30be570e30da8d216c39662c3a3f99"))
     (package
       (name "quark")
-      (version "0.0.0")
+      (version (git-version "0.0.0" revision commit))
       (source (origin
                 (method git-fetch)
                 (uri (git-reference
@@ -8044,7 +8044,12 @@ Unicode.")
       (home-page "https://tools.suckless.org/quark/")
       (synopsis "Small and simple HTTP GET/HEAD-only web server for static
 content")
-      (description "An extremely small and simple HTTP GET/HEAD only web
-server for static content.  TLS is not natively supported and should be
+      (description "Quark is an extremely small and simple HTTP GET/HEAD only
+web server for static content.  TLS is not natively supported and should be
 provided by a TLS reverse proxy (e.g. tlstunnel, hitch or stunnel).")
-      (license license:isc))))
+      (license license:isc)
+
+      ;; XXX: Ignore this CVE to work around a name clash with the unrelated
+      ;; "cpe:2.3:a:comelz:quark" package.  The proper fix is for (guix cve)
+      ;; to account for "vendor names".
+      (properties '((lint-hidden-cve . ("CVE-2019-15520")))))))