diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux-firmware/template b/srcpkgs/linux-firmware/template
index 04511f2b42..8f0995adcd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux-firmware/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux-firmware/template
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
 # Template file for 'linux-firmware'
 pkgname=linux-firmware
-version="$(date -u +%Y%m%d)"
+version=20120625
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
-nofetch=yes
-noextract=yes
-depends="linux-firmware-network>=20120523"
-makedepends="wget git"
+depends="linux-firmware-network>=$version"
 subpackages="${pkgname}-network"
 short_desc="Binary firmware blobs for the Linux kernel"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.kernel.org/"
 license="See /usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}"
-checksum=b8b0a3b875ff74d72a57987ad705753f94cc274c97922e0e16f51381af0d42a9
+distfiles="ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/other/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
+checksum=2061a054155380721b7ccca6ff71b3f6832cc5a2992d8b1b9536f8365786d65b
 long_desc="
  This package provides binary firmware blobs for misc hardware supported by
  the Linux kernel."
@@ -22,12 +20,6 @@ iwl3945-firmware>=0 iwl4965-firmware>=0 iwl5000-firmware>=0 rt73usb-firmware>=0
 iwl5150-firmware>=0 iwl6000-firmware>=0 rt2800usb>=0 rt61-firmware>=0
 ar9170-firmware>=0"
 
-do_fetch() {
-	local url="git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git"
-	msg_normal " Fetching source from $url ...\n"
-	git clone ${url} ${pkgname}-${version}
-}
-
 do_install() {
 	vmkdir usr/lib/firmware
 	vmkdir usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}
@@ -35,7 +27,4 @@ do_install() {
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/firmware/GPL{,-3}
 	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/firmware/{LICEN*,WHENCE} \
 		${DESTDIR}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}
-	# XXX disabled for now, reenable when it works.
-	#wget http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/kernel/dists/squeeze/firmware-nonfree/atheros/ar9170.fw?view=co \
-	#	-O ${DESTDIR}/lib/firmware/ar9170.fw
 }