diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/pwgen/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/pwgen/default.nix
index b793219f6497..79e8fb071b37 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/pwgen/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/pwgen/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl}:
+{stdenv, fetchurl, autoreconfHook}:
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "pwgen-2.07";
+  name = "pwgen-2.08";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = mirror://sourceforge/pwgen/pwgen-2.07.tar.gz;
-    sha256 = "0mhmw700kkh238fzivcwnwi94bj9f3h36yfh3k3j2v19b0zmjx7b";
+    url = https://github.com/tytso/pwgen/archive/v2.08.tar.gz;
+    sha256 = "8d6e94f28655e61d6126290e3eafad4d17d7fba0d0d354239522a740a270bb2f";
   };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "Password generator which creates passwords which can be easily memorized by a human";
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;