diff --git a/gnu/packages/libffcall.scm b/gnu/packages/libffcall.scm
index 74d6b6347f..aae5ac991b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/libffcall.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/libffcall.scm
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
               ":pserver:anonymous@cvs.savannah.gnu.org:/sources/libffcall")
              (module "ffcall")
              (revision "2015-01-15")))
+       (file-name (string-append name "-" version "-checkout"))
        (sha256
         (base32
          "1lwdskc2w4rr98x9flr2726lmj4190l16r0izg7gqxy50801wwgd"))))
@@ -45,5 +46,5 @@
     (description
      "GNU Libffcall is a collection of libraries that can be used to build
 foreign function call interfaces in embedded interpreters.")
-    (home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/libffcall/")
+    (home-page "https://www.gnu.org/software/libffcall/")
     (license l:gpl2+)))