diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/patiencediff/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/patiencediff/default.nix
index 23d35c675458..4c14d161f46e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/patiencediff/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/patiencediff/default.nix
@@ -1,18 +1,36 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi }:
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
+}:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "patiencediff";
   version = "0.2.6";
+  format = "setuptools";
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-wdaNB6VzqeLEt5HBMIki08j08aRuc11l4wg8J01e5Fk=";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "breezy-team";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-oJOsqZ9XCbYHJ7VEbDpC9wquCkvfj05M0nerlV5jL7w=";
   };
 
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "patiencediff"
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "C implementation of patiencediff algorithm for Python";
     homepage = "https://github.com/breezy-team/patiencediff";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers.wildsebastian ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ wildsebastian ];
   };
 }