diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gmime/2.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gmime/2.nix
index 5477a20d203..7d5eeb29997 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gmime/2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gmime/2.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, glib, zlib, libgpgerror, gobjectIntrospection }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "gmime-2.6.23";
+  version = "2.6.23";
+  name = "gmime-${version}";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/gmime/2.6/${name}.tar.xz";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gmime/3.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gmime/3.nix
index 319db5b3092..548772ea650 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gmime/3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gmime/3.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, glib, zlib, gpgme, libidn, gobjectIntrospection }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "gmime-3.0.1";
+  version = "3.0.1";
+  name = "gmime-${version}";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/gmime/3.0/${name}.tar.xz";