diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/cr/criterion/tests/001-version.nix b/pkgs/by-name/cr/criterion/tests/001-version.nix
index 25a98b5a0c30..e9cf7278a370 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/cr/criterion/tests/001-version.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/cr/criterion/tests/001-version.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 }:
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "version-tester";
-  version = "v${criterion.version}";
+  inherit (criterion) version;
   src = ./test_dummy.c;
 
   dontUnpack = true;