diff --git a/extra/vlc/PKGBUILD b/extra/vlc/PKGBUILD
index e31207d28..c5bb349a0 100644
--- a/extra/vlc/PKGBUILD
+++ b/extra/vlc/PKGBUILD
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@
 #  - enable gles2
 
 pkgname=vlc
-pkgver=3.0.3
-pkgrel=4
+_vlcver=3.0.3
+# optional fixup version including hyphen
+_vlcfixupver=-1
+pkgver=${_vlcver}${_vlcfixupver//-/.r}
+pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc='Multi-platform MPEG, VCD/DVD, and DivX player'
 url='https://www.videolan.org/vlc/'
 arch=('x86_64')
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ optdepends=('avahi: service discovery using bonjour protocol'
 conflicts=('vlc-plugin')
 replaces=('vlc-plugin')
 options=('!emptydirs')
-source=(https://download.videolan.org/${pkgname}/${pkgver}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}-1.tar.xz{,.asc}
+source=(https://download.videolan.org/${pkgname}/${_vlcver}/${pkgname}-${_vlcver}${_vlcfixupver}.tar.xz{,.asc}
         update-vlc-plugin-cache.hook
         aom-remove-unsupported-pixel-formats.patch
         lua53_compat.patch
@@ -109,7 +112,7 @@ sha512sums=('d1979f6149821cf91d7b40b18d83d399b9021966b60589615638423a4e2c3ff86fd
 validpgpkeys=('65F7C6B4206BD057A7EB73787180713BE58D1ADC') # VideoLAN Release Signing Key
 
 prepare() {
-  cd ${pkgname}-${pkgver}
+  cd ${pkgname}-${_vlcver}
   sed -e 's:truetype/ttf-dejavu:TTF:g' -i modules/visualization/projectm.cpp
   sed -e 's|-Werror-implicit-function-declaration||g' -i configure
   sed 's|whoami|echo builduser|g' -i configure
@@ -121,7 +124,7 @@ prepare() {
 }
 
 build() {
-  cd ${pkgname}-${pkgver}
+  cd ${pkgname}-${_vlcver}
 
   export CFLAGS+=" -I/usr/include/samba-4.0"
   export CPPFLAGS+=" -I/usr/include/samba-4.0"
@@ -225,12 +228,12 @@ build() {
 }
 
 package() {
-  cd "${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
+  cd ${pkgname}-${_vlcver}
 
   make DESTDIR="${pkgdir}" install
 
   for res in 16 32 48 128 256; do
-    install -Dm 644 "${srcdir}/vlc-${pkgver}/share/icons/${res}x${res}/vlc.png" \
+    install -Dm 644 "${srcdir}/vlc-${_vlcver}/share/icons/${res}x${res}/vlc.png" \
                      "${pkgdir}/usr/share/icons/hicolor/${res}x${res}/apps/vlc.png"
   done
   install -Dm 644 "${srcdir}/update-vlc-plugin-cache.hook" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/libalpm/hooks"