diff --git a/mpfr/PKGBUILD b/mpfr/PKGBUILD
index d3baa78e..09d92526 100644
--- a/mpfr/PKGBUILD
+++ b/mpfr/PKGBUILD
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 pkgname=('mpfr' 'mpfr-devel')
 _pkgver=3.1.4
 _patchlevel=
-pkgver=${_pkgver}.${_patchlevel}
+pkgver=${_pkgver}
+if [ -n "${_patchlevel}" ]; then
+  pkgver+=.${_patchlevel}
+fi
 #pkgver=${_pkgver}
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Multiple-precision floating-point library"