diff --git a/gnu/packages/games.scm b/gnu/packages/games.scm
index efe8a6af0c..e2507961bd 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/games.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/games.scm
@@ -5444,14 +5444,14 @@ (define-public the-butterfly-effect
     (version "0.9.3.1")
     (source
      (origin
-       (method url-fetch)
-       (uri (string-append
-             "https://github.com/the-butterfly-effect/tbe/archive/"
-             "v" version ".tar.gz"))
-       (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
+       (method git-fetch)
+       (uri (git-reference
+              (url "https://github.com/the-butterfly-effect/tbe.git")
+              (commit (string-append "v" version))))
+       (file-name (git-file-name name version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "18qkp7fgdvyl3haqqa693mgyic7afsznsxgz98z9wn4csaqxsnby"))))
+         "1ag2cp346f9bz9qy6za6q54id44d2ypvkyhvnjha14qzzapwaysj"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:phases