diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mysocketw/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mysocketw/default.nix
index 7997fc18d111..62bd7cea1a1a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mysocketw/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mysocketw/default.nix
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, openssl }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, openssl, cmake }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mysocketw";
-  version = "031026";
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://www.digitalfanatics.org/cal/socketw/files/SocketW${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "0crinikhdl7xihzmc3k3k41pgxy16d5ci8m9sza1lbibns7pdwj4";
+  version = "3.10.27";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "RigsOfRods";
+    repo = "socketw";
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "0xqcgwb1lyc2d8834sq5adbmggyn6vvb26jw20862sxa15j0qfd4";
   };
 
-  patches = [ ./gcc.patch ];
-
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
   buildInputs = [ openssl ];
 
   postPatch = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
@@ -17,8 +19,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
         --replace -Wl,-soname, -Wl,-install_name,$out/lib/
   '';
 
-  makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" "CXX=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}c++" ];
-
   meta = {
     description = "Cross platform (Linux/FreeBSD/Unix/Win32) streaming socket C++";
     license = lib.licenses.lgpl21Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 33b494c083c2..d19b835e1d14 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -18984,9 +18984,7 @@ with pkgs;
     ogre = ogre1_9;
   };
 
-  mysocketw = callPackage ../development/libraries/mysocketw {
-    openssl = openssl_1_0_2;
-  };
+  mysocketw = callPackage ../development/libraries/mysocketw { };
 
   mythes = callPackage ../development/libraries/mythes { };