diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/ticker/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/ticker/default.nix
index e42d48c8f04..bc3e8dfd6de 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/ticker/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/ticker/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-{ lib, buildGoModule, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{ lib
+, buildGoModule
+, fetchFromGitHub
+}:
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "ticker";
@@ -6,13 +9,17 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "achannarasappa";
-    repo = "ticker";
+    repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
     sha256 = "sha256-U2TYUB4RHUBPoXe/te+QpXglbVcrT6SItiDrA7ODX6w=";
   };
 
   vendorSha256 = "sha256-aUBj7ZGWBeWc71y1CWm/KCw+El5TwH29S+KxyZGH1Zo=";
 
+  preBuild = ''
+    buildFlagsArray+=("-ldflags" "-s -w -X github.com/achannarasappa/ticker/cmd.Version=v${version}")
+  '';
+
   # Tests require internet
   doCheck = false;