diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
index 8be83b17fa..f913a4f36a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
@@ -2357,13 +2357,13 @@ Lisp.")
     (version "1.0.0")
     (source
      (origin
-       (method url-fetch)
-       (uri (string-append "https://github.com/tarsius/paren-face/archive/"
-                           version ".tar.gz"))
-       (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
+       (method git-fetch)
+       (uri (git-reference
+             (url "https://github.com/tarsius/paren-face.git")
+             (commit version)))
+       (file-name (git-file-name name version))
        (sha256
-        (base32
-         "0y4qrhxa9332vsvr999jg7qj1ymnfgwpf591yi4a4jgg90pm7qnn"))))
+        (base32 "0f128gqn170s6hl62n44i9asais75ns1mpvb4l8vzy1sc0v16c0k"))))
     (build-system emacs-build-system)
     (home-page "https://github.com/tarsius/paren-face")
     (synopsis "Face for parentheses in lisp modes")