diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/blink1-tool/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/blink1-tool/default.nix
index 23096bb2eafc..fc82d8244970 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/blink1-tool/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/blink1-tool/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, libusb1, pkg-config, ... }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, libusb1, pkg-config, ... }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "blink1";
   version = "1.98a";
 
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://github.com/todbot/blink1/archive/v${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "1waci6hccv5i50v5d3z7lx4h224fbkj66ywfynnsgn46w0jm6imv";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "todbot";
+    repo = "blink1";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-o4pOF6Gp70AL63ih6BNOpRTCs7+qzeZrEqaR4hYDTG8=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];