diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/seekpath/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/seekpath/default.nix
index af74649899bf..e387f27c6738 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/seekpath/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/seekpath/default.nix
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
-{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, numpy, future, spglib, glibcLocales, pytest }:
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchFromGitHub, numpy, future, spglib, glibcLocales, pytest, scipy }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "seekpath";
   version = "2.0.1";
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "188513ee187fbbace49066a29ecea9bbd351f23da3bea33d507d0f590856b082";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "giovannipizzi";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "0x592650ynacmx5n5bilj5lja4iw0gf1nfypy82cmy5z363qhqxn";
   };
 
   LC_ALL = "en_US.utf-8";
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy spglib future ];
+  # scipy isn't listed in install_requires, but used in package
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy spglib future scipy ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ glibcLocales ];