diff --git a/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix b/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix
index b4c18343aad3..b7fdfe61570b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { go, cacert, git, lib, removeReferencesTo, stdenv }:
 
-{ name
+{ name ? "${args'.pname}-${args'.version}"
 , src
 , buildInputs ? []
 , nativeBuildInputs ? []