diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/freebsd/package-set.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/freebsd/package-set.nix
index b222bc362f40b..fa4a2cade26f3 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/freebsd/package-set.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/freebsd/package-set.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   stdenv,
   lib,
   stdenvNoCC,
-  fetchzip,
+  fetchgit,
   sourceData,
   versionData,
   buildFreebsd,
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ lib.packagesFromDirectoryRecursive {
     __attrsFailEvaluation = true;
   };
 
-  ports = fetchzip {
-    url = "https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/snapshot/ports-dde3b2b456c3a4bdd217d0bf3684231cc3724a0a.tar.gz";
+  ports = fetchgit {
+    url = "https://git.FreeBSD.org/ports.git";
+    rev = "dde3b2b456c3a4bdd217d0bf3684231cc3724a0a";
     sha256 = "BpHqJfnGOeTE7tkFJBx0Wk8ryalmf4KNTit/Coh026E=";
   };