diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ax/ax25-apps/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ax/ax25-apps/package.nix
index 3ec0698d81fc..457104485fd4 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ax/ax25-apps/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ax/ax25-apps/package.nix
@@ -1,25 +1,29 @@
 {
   lib,
   stdenv,
-  fetchurl,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  autoreconfHook,
   libax25,
   ncurses,
 }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "ax25-apps";
-  version = "0.0.8-rc5";
+  version = "0.0.8-rc5-unstable-2021-05-13";
 
   buildInputs = [
+    autoreconfHook
     libax25
     ncurses
   ];
 
-  # Due to recent unsolvable administrative domain problems with linux-ax25.org,
-  # the new domain is linux-ax25.in-berlin.de
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://linux-ax25.in-berlin.de/pub/ax25-apps/ax25-apps-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-MzQOIyy5tbJKmojMrgtOcsaQTFJvs3rqt2hUgholz5Y=";
+  # src from linux-ax25.in-berlin.de remote has been
+  # unreliable, pointing to github mirror from the radiocatalog
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "radiocatalog";
+    repo = "ax25-apps";
+    rev = "afc4a5faa01a24c4da1d152b901066405f36adb6";
+    hash = "sha256-RLeFndis2OhIkJPLD+YfEUrJdZL33huVzlHq+kGq7dA=";
   };
 
   configureFlags = [
@@ -28,11 +32,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--program-transform-name=s@^call$@ax&@;s@^listen$@ax&@"
   ];
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = {
     description = "AX.25 ham radio applications";
     homepage = "https://linux-ax25.in-berlin.de/wiki/Main_Page";
-    license = licenses.lgpl21Only;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ sarcasticadmin ];
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    license = lib.licenses.lgpl21Only;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ sarcasticadmin ];
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
   };
 }