diff --git a/srcpkgs/vigra/template b/srcpkgs/vigra/template
index bca0e7aca34..09ffcff4f2a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vigra/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vigra/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=vigra
 version=1.11.1
 revision=5
-wrksrc="${pkgname}-Version-$(echo $version | tr '.' '-')"
+wrksrc="${pkgname}-Version-${version//./-}"
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DWITH_OPENEXR=1"
 hostmakedepends="python"