diff --git a/gnu/packages/vpn.scm b/gnu/packages/vpn.scm
index 88fd9e142d..e164d9aa4c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/vpn.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/vpn.scm
@@ -524,12 +524,14 @@ WireGuard support.")
     (name "xl2tpd")
     (version "1.3.13")
     (source (origin
-              (method url-fetch)
-              (uri (string-append "https://github.com/xelerance/xl2tpd/archive/v"
-                                  version ".tar.gz"))
+              (method git-fetch)
+              (uri (git-reference
+                    (url "https://github.com/xelerance/xl2tpd")
+                    (commit (string-append "v" version))))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0xycsxwslvwxpiw994s8prp7riybxs1kcax4ci9jh3jd65zwcsp7"))))
+                "1nzkmhi9arwd4smhr07l0sssx46w48z0cblv7xcz25wg4hw86mcd"))
+              (file-name (string-append "xl2tpd-" version "-checkout"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:make-flags (list (string-append "DESTDIR=" %output)