diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ip2location-c/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ip2location-c/default.nix
index 23801d3436da..510bc162501d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ip2location-c/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ip2location-c/default.nix
@@ -1,15 +1,23 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, autoreconfHook }:
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, autoreconfHook
+}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "ip2location-c";
-  version = "7.0.2"; # meta.homepage might change after a major update
+  version = "8.4.0";
 
-  src = fetchurl {
-    sha256 = "1gs43qgcyfn83abrkhvvw1s67d1sbkbj3hab9m17ysn6swafiycx";
-    url = "https://www.ip2location.com/downloads/ip2location-c-${version}.tar.gz";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "chrislim2888";
+    repo = "IP2Location-C-Library";
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "0rqjgmv62s7abiiqi3ff3ff838qx4pzr509irmzvqlflnkxxi0q6";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    autoreconfHook
+  ];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
@@ -25,8 +33,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       weather, MCC, MNC, mobile brand name, elevation and usage type of
       any IP address or host name in the IP2Location databases.
     '';
-    homepage = "http://www.ip2location.com/developers/c-7";
+    homepage = "https://www.ip2location.com/developers/c";
     license = with licenses; [ gpl3Plus lgpl3Plus ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
 }