diff --git a/dev-python/pypy3/pypy3-7.3.9_p5.ebuild b/dev-python/pypy3/pypy3-7.3.9_p5-r1.ebuild
similarity index 98%
rename from dev-python/pypy3/pypy3-7.3.9_p5.ebuild
rename to dev-python/pypy3/pypy3-7.3.9_p5-r1.ebuild
index 1574588f1f3f7..c205718e71f2b 100644
--- a/dev-python/pypy3/pypy3-7.3.9_p5.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pypy3/pypy3-7.3.9_p5-r1.ebuild
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ src_compile() {
 	[[ ${soabi} == ${SLOT#*/} ]] || die "update subslot to ${soabi}"
 
 	# Add epython.py to the distribution
-	echo "EPYTHON='${EPYTHON}'" > lib-python/3/epython.py || die
+	echo 'EPYTHON="pypy3"' > lib-python/3/epython.py || die
 
 	einfo "Generating caches and CFFI modules ..."