diff --git a/src/libwebsockets.mk b/src/libwebsockets.mk
index 6368e394..70d5db1b 100644
--- a/src/libwebsockets.mk
+++ b/src/libwebsockets.mk
@@ -7,13 +7,11 @@ $(PKG)_VERSION  := 1.4-chrome43-firefox-36
 $(PKG)_CHECKSUM := e11492477e582ef0b1a6ea2f18d81a9619b449170a3a5c43f32a9468461a9798
 $(PKG)_SUBDIR   := $(PKG)-$($(PKG)_VERSION)
 $(PKG)_FILE     := $(PKG)-$($(PKG)_VERSION).tar.gz
-$(PKG)_URL      := http://git.libwebsockets.org/cgi-bin/cgit/libwebsockets/snapshot/$($(PKG)_FILE)
+$(PKG)_URL      := https://github.com/warmcat/libwebsockets/archive/v$($(PKG)_VERSION).tar.gz
 $(PKG)_DEPS     := gcc openssl zlib
 
 define $(PKG)_UPDATE
-    $(WGET) -q -O- 'http://git.libwebsockets.org/cgi-bin/cgit/libwebsockets/' | \
-    $(SED) -n 's,.*libwebsockets-\([0-9][^"]*\)\.tar.*,\1,p' | \
-    head -1
+    $(call MXE_GET_GITHUB_TAGS, warmcat/libwebsockets, \(v\|.[^0-9].*\))
 endef
 
 define $(PKG)_BUILD