diff --git a/devel/readline/Makefile b/devel/readline/Makefile
index 0617e4d0ae29..1d06a7c4a4fb 100644
--- a/devel/readline/Makefile
+++ b/devel/readline/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	GNU \
 		ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/pub/bash/
 MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR=	${PORTNAME}
-DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION:R}
+DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION:C/^([0-9].[0-9]).*/\1/}
 
 PATCH_SITES=	${MASTER_SITES}
 PATCH_SITE_SUBDIR=${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION:R}-patches