diff --git a/gnu/packages/haskell.scm b/gnu/packages/haskell.scm
index 4b4a4b5e00d044a0c7fadaa5de9d7e0d4207f136..61c6119322ddde6fff762ff4fd9fb5bf5cb80f2d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/haskell.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/haskell.scm
@@ -8483,6 +8483,7 @@ (define-public ghc-esqueleto
          (uri (git-reference
                (url "https://github.com/bitemyapp/esqueleto")
                (commit commit)))
+         (file-name (git-file-name name version))
          (sha256
           (base32
            "0lz1qxms7cfg5p3j37inlych0r2fwhm8xbarcys3df9m7jy9nixa"))))