diff --git a/srcpkgs/libuv/template b/srcpkgs/libuv/template
index dd29094cb39..b3e8663b892 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libuv/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libuv/template
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ hostmakedepends="automake libtool"
 pre_configure() {
 	./autogen.sh
 
-	sed "s:%VERSION:${version}:g" $FILESDIR/libuv.pc.in > libuv.pc
+	sed "s:%VERSION%:${version}:g" $FILESDIR/libuv.pc.in > libuv.pc
 }
 
 post_install() {