diff --git a/extra/vlc/PKGBUILD b/extra/vlc/PKGBUILD
index 55e337b9d..993cef7cb 100644
--- a/extra/vlc/PKGBUILD
+++ b/extra/vlc/PKGBUILD
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ prepare() {
 }
 
 build() {
-  cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
+  cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver/.a}"
 
   CFLAGS+="-I/usr/include/samba-4.0" CPPFLAGS+="-I/usr/include/samba-4.0" \
   PKG_CONFIG_PATH+="/usr/lib/ffmpeg-compat/pkgconfig" \
@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@ build() {
 }
 
 package() {
-  cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
+  cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver/.a}"
 
   make DESTDIR="${pkgdir}" install
 
   for res in 16 32 48 128; do
-    install -D -m644 "${srcdir}/vlc-${pkgver}/share/icons/${res}x${res}/vlc.png" \
+    install -D -m644 "${srcdir}/vlc-${pkgver/.a}/share/icons/${res}x${res}/vlc.png" \
         "${pkgdir}/usr/share/icons/hicolor/${res}x${res}/apps/vlc.png"
   done
 }