diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 42c103c1e..b19c23aa6 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "ext-json": "*"
   },
   "php-ext": {
-    "extension-name": "ext-mongodb",
+    "extension-name": "mongodb",
     "configure-options": [
       {
         "name": "enable-mongodb-developer-flags",