diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/livedl/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/livedl/default.nix
index ef298fbc6464..bbda8b6c8fd8 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/livedl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/livedl/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, buildGoModule, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{ lib, buildGoModule, fetchFromGitHub, stdenv }:
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "livedl";
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     sha256 = "1zax215jp6sl47m8ahssyyrbzn96dh74srq9g61jc76sq10xg329";
   };
 
-  sourceRoot = "source/src";
+  modRoot = "src";
 
-  vendorSha256 = "g5Y1IH1U1zOOHygTzAJuBnUj+MyPe64KHTYikipt3TY=";
+  proxyVendor = true;
+  vendorSha256 = "sha256-C7lUusq/cWBCnA2wP9fzQglJCXvQyvFG4JY13H0cP6g=";
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Command-line tool to download nicovideo.jp livestreams";
@@ -21,5 +22,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ wakira ];
     platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin; # build fails with go > 1.17
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index d20b4d8e8d40..9fe9cb1c4011 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -33640,10 +33640,7 @@ with pkgs;
   };
   litecoind = litecoin.override { withGui = false; };
 
-  livedl = callPackage ../tools/misc/livedl {
-    # pinned due to build failure or vendoring problems. When unpinning double check with: nix-build -A $name.go-modules --rebuild
-    buildGoModule = buildGo117Module;
-  };
+  livedl = callPackage ../tools/misc/livedl { };
 
   lnd = callPackage ../applications/blockchains/lnd { };