diff --git a/net-misc/electrum/electrum-4.6.0.ebuild b/net-misc/electrum/electrum-4.6.0-r1.ebuild
similarity index 98%
rename from net-misc/electrum/electrum-4.6.0.ebuild
rename to net-misc/electrum/electrum-4.6.0-r1.ebuild
index 97cda578621e4..31abaf46bcefd 100644
--- a/net-misc/electrum/electrum-4.6.0.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/electrum/electrum-4.6.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ src_prepare() {
 	# remove bundled dependencies
 	rm -r electrum/_vendor packages || die
 	find -name '*.py' -exec \
-		sed -i -e 's:[.]_vendor[.]::' {} + || die
+		sed -i -e 's:\(electrum\)\?[.]_vendor[.]::' {} + || die
 
 	# use backwards-compatible cryptodome API
 	sed -i -e 's:Cryptodome:Crypto:' electrum/crypto.py || die