diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/fmod/4.24.16.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/fmod/4.24.16.nix
index d1768d656b4d..b78b1a46e257 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/fmod/4.24.16.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/fmod/4.24.16.nix
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ let
   src =
     (if (bits == "64") then
       fetchurl {
-        url = "http://www.fmod.org/download/fmodex/api/Linux/fmodapi42416linux64.tar.gz";
+        url = "http://zandronum.com/essentials/fmod/fmodapi42416linux64.tar.gz";
         sha256 = "0hkwlzchzzgd7fanqznbv5bs53z2qy8iiv9l2y77l4sg1jwmlm6y";
       }
     else
       fetchurl {
-        url = "http://www.fmod.org/download/fmodex/api/Linux/fmodapi42416linux.tar.gz";
+        url = "http://zandronum.com/essentials/fmod/fmodapi42416linux.tar.gz";
         sha256 = "13diw3ax2slkr99mwyjyc62b8awc30k0z08cvkpk2p3i1j6f85m5";
       }
     );
@@ -28,23 +28,26 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   version = "4.24.16";
 
   dontStrip = true;
+  dontPatchELF = true;
+
+  makeFlags = [ "DESTLIBDIR=$(out)/lib" "DESTHDRDIR=$(out)/include" ];
+
   buildPhase = "true";
-  installPhase = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/lib $out/include/fmodex
 
-    cd api/inc && cp * $out/include/fmodex && cd ../lib
-    cp libfmodex${bits}-${version}.so $out/lib/libfmodex.so
-    cp libfmodex${bits}L-${version}.so $out/lib/libfmodexL.so
-
-    ${patchLib "$out/lib/libfmodex.so"}
-    ${patchLib "$out/lib/libfmodexL.so"}
+  preInstall = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/lib
   '';
 
-  meta = {
+  postInstall = ''
+    mv $out/lib/libfmodex${bits}-${version}.so $out/lib/libfmodex.so
+    mv $out/lib/libfmodexp${bits}-${version}.so $out/lib/libfmodexp.so
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Programming library and toolkit for the creation and playback of interactive audio";
     homepage    = "http://www.fmod.org/";
-    license     = stdenv.lib.licenses.unfreeRedistributable;
-    platforms   = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+    license     = licenses.unfreeRedistributable;
+    platforms   = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.lassulus ];
   };
 }