diff --git a/dev-lua/luasocket/luasocket-3.0.0.ebuild b/dev-lua/luasocket/luasocket-3.0.0-r1.ebuild
similarity index 90%
rename from dev-lua/luasocket/luasocket-3.0.0.ebuild
rename to dev-lua/luasocket/luasocket-3.0.0-r1.ebuild
index ebbca46770e81..f89c5c8c85b8c 100644
--- a/dev-lua/luasocket/luasocket-3.0.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lua/luasocket/luasocket-3.0.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ PATCHES=(
 
 src_prepare() {
 	default
+
+	# Set correct version, as upstream shows wrongly '-rc1'.
+	# This has been already changed by upstream, but no new release.
+        sed -e 's/-rc1/.0/g' -i src/luasocket.h || die
+
 	lua_copy_sources
 }