diff --git a/srcpkgs/mclinker/update b/srcpkgs/mclinker/update
index 9856baa3c35..235423405af 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mclinker/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/mclinker/update
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 site="https://api.github.com/repos/$pkgname/$pkgname/branches"
-version="$_version"
+version="$_distver"
 pattern='"name":\s*"release_\K[^\d]*([\d\.]+)(?=")'