diff --git a/pkgs/development/misc/vc4/newlib.nix b/pkgs/development/misc/vc4/newlib.nix
index f1012186b1c3..4575a4149f31 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/misc/vc4/newlib.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/misc/vc4/newlib.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 }:
 
 stdenvNoLibc.mkDerivation {
-  name = "newlib";
+  pname = "vc4-newlib";
+  version = "0-unstable-2017-01-08";
+
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "itszor";
     repo = "newlib-vc4";