diff --git a/gnu/packages/tex.scm b/gnu/packages/tex.scm
index e743143be9..bc0dc6c71b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/tex.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/tex.scm
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ build fonts using the Metafont system.")
                                         %texlive-tag "/Master/texmf-dist/"
                                         "/fonts/map/fontname"))
                     (revision %texlive-revision)))
-              (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
+              (file-name (string-append name "-" version "-checkout"))
               (sha256
                (base32
                 "0cssbzcx15221dynp5sii72qh4l18mwkr14n8w1xb19j8pbaqasz"))))