diff --git a/gnu/packages/finance.scm b/gnu/packages/finance.scm
index 3d4185578..333fe6531 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/finance.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/finance.scm
@@ -372,14 +372,15 @@ other machines/servers.  Electroncash does not download the Bitcoin Cash blockch
     (version "0.12.3.0")
     (source
      (origin
-       (method url-fetch)
-       (uri (string-append "https://github.com/monero-project/monero/archive/v"
-                           version ".tar.gz"))
+       (method git-fetch)
+       (uri (git-reference
+             (url "https://github.com/monero-project/monero")
+             (commit (string-append "v" version))))
        (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
        (patches (search-patches "monero-use-system-miniupnpc.patch"))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0wmz7g48cay0irmny5k87x4z834w07bpyvsbs9chygk9ch9kp8sw"))))
+         "14db9kgjm2ha93c2x5fjdw01xaqshn756qr3x2cnzyyjh7caz5qd"))))
     (build-system cmake-build-system)
     (native-inputs
      `(("doxygen" ,doxygen)