diff --git a/package/libfreefare/libfreefare.hash b/package/libfreefare/libfreefare.hash
index 9115518a3f..6ef30513d1 100644
--- a/package/libfreefare/libfreefare.hash
+++ b/package/libfreefare/libfreefare.hash
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# From https://github.com/nfc-tools/libfreefare/releases/download/libfreefare-0.4.0/libfreefare-0.4.0.tar.bz2
-sha256  bfa31d14a99a1247f5ed49195d6373de512e3eb75bf1627658b40cf7f876bc64  libfreefare-0.4.0.tar.bz2
+# Locally computed
+sha256  48db20cccdf3435a9f205bcbb67dbd4eec055991d21840fb419874efd9ce9df8  libfreefare-c2b0cfa4b9fb0e4be88604f00b7a2405618d5abc.tar.gz
 
 # Hash for license file:
 sha256  be6209dfd763a0ba77fbe990cfd2512804441d8b5f0cad927baa3341b50fcade  COPYING
diff --git a/package/libfreefare/libfreefare.mk b/package/libfreefare/libfreefare.mk
index 16f15b34e4..7065c441dc 100644
--- a/package/libfreefare/libfreefare.mk
+++ b/package/libfreefare/libfreefare.mk
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-LIBFREEFARE_VERSION = 0.4.0
-LIBFREEFARE_SOURCE = libfreefare-$(LIBFREEFARE_VERSION).tar.bz2
-# Do not use the github helper here, the generated tarball is *NOT*
-# the same as the one uploaded by upstream for the release.
-LIBFREEFARE_SITE = https://github.com/nfc-tools/libfreefare/releases/download/libfreefare-$(LIBFREEFARE_VERSION)
+LIBFREEFARE_VERSION = c2b0cfa4b9fb0e4be88604f00b7a2405618d5abc
+LIBFREEFARE_SITE = $(call github,nfc-tools,libfreefare,$(LIBFREEFARE_VERSION))
 LIBFREEFARE_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf libnfc openssl
 LIBFREEFARE_LICENSE = LGPL-3.0+ with exception
 LIBFREEFARE_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+# From git
+LIBFREEFARE_AUTORECONF = YES
 LIBFREEFARE_CONF_ENV += LIBS=`$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --libs openssl`
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))