diff --git a/dev-python/sortedcollections/sortedcollections-0.5.3.ebuild b/dev-python/sortedcollections/sortedcollections-0.5.3.ebuild
index 31c883ffaa6f7..a000cde4c13ac 100644
--- a/dev-python/sortedcollections/sortedcollections-0.5.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/sortedcollections/sortedcollections-0.5.3.ebuild
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ inherit distutils-r1
 
 DESCRIPTION="Python library to sort collections and containers"
 HOMEPAGE="http://www.grantjenks.com/docs/sortedcontainers/"
-SRC_URI="mirror://pypi/$(echo ${PN} | cut -c 1)/${PN}/${P}.tar.gz"
+SRC_URI="mirror://pypi/${PN:0:1}/${PN}/${P}.tar.gz"
 
 LICENSE="Apache-2.0"
 SLOT="0"