diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/wrapper.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/wrapper.nix
index a10eb6864cca..3af2166f4a69 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/wrapper.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/wrapper.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv, buildEnv, pidgin, makeWrapper, plugins }:
 
 let drv = buildEnv {
-  name = "${pidgin.name}-with-plugins";
+  name = "pidgin-with-plugins-" + (builtins.parseDrvName pidgin.name).version;
 
   paths = [ pidgin ] ++ plugins;
 
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ let drv = buildEnv {
       --suffix-each PURPLE_PLUGIN_PATH ':' "$out/lib/purple-${pidgin.majorVersion} $out/lib/pidgin"
   '';
   };
-in stdenv.lib.overrideDerivation drv (x : { buildInputs = x.buildInputs ++ [ makeWrapper ]; })
\ No newline at end of file
+in stdenv.lib.overrideDerivation drv (x : { buildInputs = x.buildInputs ++ [ makeWrapper ]; })