diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mpfi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mpfi/default.nix
index 152c35e6e6f0..4bc568523c9f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mpfi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mpfi/default.nix
@@ -1,23 +1,32 @@
-{lib, stdenv, fetchurl, autoreconfHook, texinfo, mpfr}:
+{lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitLab, autoreconfHook, texinfo, mpfr}:
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mpfi";
   version = "1.5.4";
-  file_nr = "38111";
 
-  src = fetchurl {
-    # NOTE: the file_nr is whats important here. The actual package name (including the version)
-    # is ignored. To find out the correct file_nr, go to https://gforge.inria.fr/projects/mpfi/
-    # and click on Download in the section "Latest File Releases".
-    url = "https://gforge.inria.fr/frs/download.php/file/${file_nr}/mpfi-${version}.tgz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-Ozk4WV1yCvF5c96vcnz8DdQcixbCCtwQOpcPSkOuOlY=";
+  src = fetchFromGitLab {
+    domain = "gitlab.inria.fr";
+    owner = "mpfi";
+    repo = "mpfi";
+
+    # Apparently there is an upstream off-by-one-commit error in tagging
+    # Conditional to allow auto-updaters to try new releases
+    # TODO: remove the conditional after an upstream update
+    # rev = version;
+    rev = if version == "1.5.4" then
+      "feab26bc54529417af983950ddbffb3a4c334d4f"
+    else version;
+
+    sha256 = "sha256-aj/QmJ38ifsW36JFQcbp55aIQRvOpiqLHwEh/aFXsgo=";
   };
 
+  sourceRoot = "source/mpfi";
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook texinfo ];
   buildInputs = [ mpfr ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "A multiple precision interval arithmetic library based on MPFR";
-    homepage = "https://gforge.inria.fr/projects/mpfi/";
+    homepage = "http://perso.ens-lyon.fr/nathalie.revol/software.html";
     license = lib.licenses.lgpl21Plus;
     maintainers = [lib.maintainers.raskin];
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;