diff --git a/lang/uuid/Makefile b/lang/uuid/Makefile
index 7ec89e3534..a093e666ca 100644
--- a/lang/uuid/Makefile
+++ b/lang/uuid/Makefile
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@ PKG_NAME:=uuid
 PKG_VERSION:=0.2.0
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
-PKG_SOURCE:=version_$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
-PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/Tieske/$(PKG_NAME)/archive/
-PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-version_$(PKG_VERSION)
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
+PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
+PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/Tieske/uuid.git
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=version_$(PKG_VERSION)
+
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Amr Hassan <amr.hassan@gmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE=Apache-2.0