diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/feedparser/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/feedparser/default.nix
index 3c0b6e075146..63b58214b3b4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/feedparser/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/feedparser/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
-  fetchPypi,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
   python,
   setuptools,
   sgmllib3k,
@@ -12,22 +12,28 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "6.0.12";
   pyproject = true;
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-ZPds6Qrj6O9dHt4PjTtQzia8znHdiuXoKxzS1KX5Qig=";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ setuptools ];
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ sgmllib3k ];
-
   __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
 
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "kurtmckee";
+    repo = "feedparser";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-ZLn4Naf0CQG04iXfVJVimrBQ7TGBEPcEPCF3XMjX/Mo=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [ sgmllib3k ];
+
   checkPhase = ''
+    runHook preCheck
+
     # Tests are failing
     # AssertionError: unexpected '~' char in declaration
     rm tests/wellformed/sanitize/xml_declaration_unexpected_character.xml
     ${python.interpreter} -Wd tests/runtests.py
+
+    runHook postCheck
   '';
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "feedparser" ];