diff --git a/games-puzzle/gnome-sudoku/gnome-sudoku-40.0.ebuild b/games-puzzle/gnome-sudoku/gnome-sudoku-40.0.ebuild
index 693d2558f9bfa..bec42402e4f8d 100644
--- a/games-puzzle/gnome-sudoku/gnome-sudoku-40.0.ebuild
+++ b/games-puzzle/gnome-sudoku/gnome-sudoku-40.0.ebuild
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ BDEPEND="
 src_prepare() {
 	xdg_src_prepare
 	vala_src_prepare
+
+	# Bug #784365
+	sed -i -e 's:40\.alpha:40~alpha:' data/org.gnome.Sudoku.appdata.xml.in || die
 }
 
 pkg_postinst() {