diff --git a/etc/udev/udev.rules.gentoo b/etc/udev/udev.rules.gentoo
index 81c370e03e..0f871ca7ff 100644
--- a/etc/udev/udev.rules.gentoo
+++ b/etc/udev/udev.rules.gentoo
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 # devfs-names for ide-devices (uncomment only one)
 #  /dev/ide/.../{disc,cd} and /dev/{cdroms,discs}/* type names
-BUS="ide", KERNEL="hd*", PROGRAM="/etc/udev/scripts/ide-devfs.sh %k %b %n", NAME="%k", SYMLINK="%1c %2c"
+BUS="ide", KERNEL="hd*", PROGRAM="/etc/udev/scripts/ide-devfs.sh %k %b %n", NAME="%k", SYMLINK="%c{1} %c{2}"
 
 # alsa devices
 KERNEL="controlC[0-9]*", NAME="snd/%k"