diff --git a/easybuild/tools/package/package_naming_scheme/easybuild_pns.py b/easybuild/tools/package/package_naming_scheme/easybuild_pns.py
index 306f5716dc..de6cb83e1c 100644
--- a/easybuild/tools/package/package_naming_scheme/easybuild_pns.py
+++ b/easybuild/tools/package/package_naming_scheme/easybuild_pns.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 from easybuild.tools.package.package_naming_scheme.pns import PackageNamingScheme
 from easybuild.tools.version import VERSION as EASYBUILD_VERSION
 
-
 class EasyBuildPNS(PackageNamingScheme):
     """Class implmenting the default EasyBuild packaging naming scheme."""
 
@@ -50,4 +49,4 @@ def version(self, ec):
             # cfr. http://rpm.org/ticket/56,
             # https://debian-handbook.info/browse/stable/sect.manipulating-packages-with-dpkg.html (see box in 5.4.3)
             ebver.replace('dev', '~dev')
-        return 'eb-%s' % ebver
+        return '%s~eb' % ebver