diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/pcsclite/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/pcsclite/default.nix
index 3904a1eaca3..589316b1d1c 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/pcsclite/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/pcsclite/default.nix
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitLab, pkgconfig, udev, dbus_libs, perl, python2
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, udev, dbus_libs, perl, python2
 , IOKit ? null }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "pcsclite-${version}";
   version = "1.8.23";
 
-  src = fetchFromGitLab {
-    domain = "salsa.debian.org";
-    owner = "debian";
-    repo = "pcsc-lite";
-    rev = "upstream%2F${version}";
-    sha256 = "09b7a79hjkgiyvhyvwf8gpxaf8b7wd0342hx6zrpd269hhfbjvwy";
+  src = fetchurl {
+    # This URL changes in unpredictable ways, so it is not sensible
+    # to put a version variable in there.
+    url = "https://alioth.debian.org/frs/download.php/file/4235/pcsc-lite-1.8.23.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "1jc9ws5ra6v3plwraqixin0w0wfxj64drahrbkyrrwzghqjjc9ss";
   };
 
   patches = [ ./no-dropdir-literals.patch ];
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Middleware to access a smart card using SCard API (PC/SC)";
-    homepage = https://salsa.debian.org/debian/pcsc-lite;
+    homepage = http://pcsclite.alioth.debian.org/;
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ viric wkennington ];
     platforms = with platforms; unix;