diff --git a/dev-scheme/gambit/files/gambit-4.9.4-stamp-release-version.patch b/dev-scheme/gambit/files/gambit-4.9.4-stamp-release-version.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..61090989e8686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-scheme/gambit/files/gambit-4.9.4-stamp-release-version.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/include/stamp-release.h
++++ b/include/stamp-release.h
+@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
+  */
+ 
+ #ifndef ___STAMP_RELEASE_VERSION
+-#define ___STAMP_RELEASE_VERSION "v4.9.3"
++#define ___STAMP_RELEASE_VERSION "v4.9.4"
+ #endif
+ 
+ #ifndef ___STAMP_RELEASE_YMD
diff --git a/dev-scheme/gambit/gambit-4.9.4.ebuild b/dev-scheme/gambit/gambit-4.9.4-r1.ebuild
similarity index 95%
rename from dev-scheme/gambit/gambit-4.9.4.ebuild
rename to dev-scheme/gambit/gambit-4.9.4-r1.ebuild
index 5419e7a1e2363..c0d39c4470929 100644
--- a/dev-scheme/gambit/gambit-4.9.4.ebuild
+++ b/dev-scheme/gambit/gambit-4.9.4-r1.ebuild
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ BDEPEND="
 	emacs? ( >=app-editors/emacs-23.1:* )
 "
 
+PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}"/${P}-stamp-release-version.patch )
+
 DOCS=( INSTALL.txt README README.md )
 SITEFILE="50gambit-gentoo.el"