diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/wv/wvdial/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/wv/wvdial/package.nix
index 6ca28d07665d..89324e783570 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/wv/wvdial/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/wv/wvdial/package.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     owner = "retronetworking";
     repo = "wvdial";
     rev = "42d084173cc939586c1963b8835cb00ec56b2823";
+    # "download .tar.gz" has been disabled
+    forceFetchGit = true;
     hash = "sha256-q7pFvpJvv+ZvbN4xxolI9ZRULr+N5sqO9BOXUqSG5v4=";
   };