diff --git a/srcpkgs/namecoin/update b/srcpkgs/namecoin/update
index 0bfaf0d3f8b..10eae03a7eb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/namecoin/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/namecoin/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern='/archive/(nc|v?|\Q'"$pkgname"'\E-)?\K[\d\.]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'
+pattern='/archive/refs/tags/(nc|v?|\Q'"$pkgname"'\E-)?\K[\d\.]+(?=\.tar\.gz")'