diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/nco/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/nco/default.nix
index 22267ea554de..7262d7f661c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/nco/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/nco/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchzip, netcdf, netcdfcxx4, gsl, udunits, antlr2, which, curl, flex, coreutils }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, netcdf, netcdfcxx4, gsl, udunits, antlr2, which, curl, flex, coreutils }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "nco";
   version = "5.0.3";
 
-  src = fetchzip {
-    url = "https://github.com/nco/nco/archive/${version}.tar.gz";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "nco";
+    repo = "nco";
+    rev = "${version}";
     sha256 = "sha256-KrFRBlD3z/sjKIvxmE0s/xCILQmESecilnlUGzDDICw=";
   };