diff --git a/srcpkgs/libssh/template b/srcpkgs/libssh/template
index 3ba2611575f..8e7768e6935 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libssh/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libssh/template
@@ -3,17 +3,15 @@ pkgname=libssh
 version=0.6.3
 revision=2
 build_style=cmake
-hostmakedepends="cmake git"
+hostmakedepends="cmake"
 makedepends="zlib-devel libressl-devel"
 short_desc="Multiplatform C library implementing SSHv1 and SSHv2 protocols"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="BSD"
 homepage="http://www.libssh.org/"
-
-do_fetch() {
-	git clone -b${pkgname}-${version} \
-		git://git.libssh.org/projects/libssh.git ${pkgname}-${version}
-}
+distfiles="http://git.libssh.org/projects/libssh.git/snapshot/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
+checksum="0dc8f8b540767e57950610a36dde90d4f5ba0102697d1620f19ece40db2a239f"
+update_site="http://git.libssh.org/projects/libssh.git/"
 
 libssh-devel_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}"