diff --git a/guix/import/crate.scm b/guix/import/crate.scm
index c50f0a8415e..b4806c8bb22 100644
--- a/guix/import/crate.scm
+++ b/guix/import/crate.scm
@@ -214,7 +214,10 @@ and LICENSE."
                    (source (origin
                              (method url-fetch)
                              (uri (crate-uri ,name version))
-                             (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
+                             (file-name
+                               ,@(if yanked?
+                                     `((string-append name "-" version "-yanked.tar.gz"))
+                                     `((string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))))
                              (sha256
                               (base32
                                ,(bytevector->nix-base32-string (port-sha256 port))))))