diff --git a/gnu/packages/dunst.scm b/gnu/packages/dunst.scm
index 2621fc55ab..75f2b80e5f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/dunst.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/dunst.scm
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
 ;;; Copyright © 2015, 2017, 2018 Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
+;;; Copyright © 2019 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@
 
 (define-module (gnu packages dunst)
   #:use-module (guix packages)
-  #:use-module (guix download)
+  #:use-module (guix git-download)
   #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
   #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:prefix license:)
   #:use-module (gnu packages base)
@@ -35,14 +36,14 @@ (define-public dunst
     (name "dunst")
     (version "1.4.1")
     (source (origin
-              (method url-fetch)
-              (uri (string-append
-                    "https://github.com/dunst-project/dunst/archive/v"
-                    version ".tar.gz"))
-              (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
+              (method git-fetch)
+              (uri (git-reference
+                     (url "https://github.com/dunst-project/dunst")
+                     (commit (string-append "v" version))))
+              (file-name (git-file-name name version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1zmx30qp2s9ca4q70j9ny4aq97pp442j9vfvsyihfcxgks6gwqqm"))))
+                "0xjj1f2jr1ja5grj6wrx5jjz1sx5fpqnvkw7nqi4452j3nc4p4l2"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      '(#:tests? #f                      ; no check target