diff --git a/srcpkgs/libedit/template b/srcpkgs/libedit/template
index c4bf81f062c..cf056b45dc6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libedit/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libedit/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=libedit
 _datever=20141030
 _distver=3.1
 version=${_datever}.${_distver}
-wrksrc="${pkgname}-${_datever}-${_distver}"
+wrksrc="${pkgname}-20141029-${_distver}"
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 makedepends="ncurses-devel"