diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/config.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/config.nix
index c03c0520d7ae..c4f3160d1602 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/config.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Ruby >= 2.1.0 tries to download config.{guess,sub}
-fetchgit: fetchgit {
-  url = "git://git.sv.gnu.org/config.git";
+{ fetchFromSavannah }:
+
+fetchFromSavannah {
+  repo = "config";
   rev = "576c839acca0e082e536fd27568b90a446ce5b96";
   sha256 = "11bjngchjhj0qq0ppp8c37rfw0yhp230nvhs2jvlx15i9qbf56a0";
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.0.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.0.nix
index 95ab84eedb8e..0fe9daa50e4d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.0.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.0.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, fetchgit, fetchFromGitHub
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, fetchFromSavannah, fetchFromGitHub
 , zlib, zlibSupport ? true
 , openssl, opensslSupport ? true
 , gdbm, gdbmSupport ? true
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ let
   op = stdenv.lib.optional;
   ops = stdenv.lib.optionals;
   patchSet = import ./rvm-patchsets.nix { inherit fetchFromGitHub; };
-  config = import ./config.nix fetchgit;
+  config = import ./config.nix { inherit fetchFromSavannah; };
   baseruby = ruby_2_1_0.override { useRailsExpress = false; };
 in
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.1.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.1.nix
index abd09c0f2768..8b2c04e853f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.1.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, fetchgit, fetchFromGitHub
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, fetchFromSavannah, fetchFromGitHub
 , zlib, zlibSupport ? true
 , openssl, opensslSupport ? true
 , gdbm, gdbmSupport ? true
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ let
   op = stdenv.lib.optional;
   ops = stdenv.lib.optionals;
   patchSet = import ./rvm-patchsets.nix { inherit fetchFromGitHub; };
-  config = import ./config.nix fetchgit;
+  config = import ./config.nix { inherit fetchFromSavannah; };
   baseruby = ruby_2_1_1.override { useRailsExpress = false; };
 in
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.2.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.2.nix
index 8612cd6bd439..2cad52cc56d2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.2.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, fetchgit, fetchFromGitHub
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, fetchFromSavannah, fetchFromGitHub
 , zlib, zlibSupport ? true
 , openssl, opensslSupport ? true
 , gdbm, gdbmSupport ? true
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ let
   op = stdenv.lib.optional;
   ops = stdenv.lib.optionals;
   patchSet = import ./rvm-patchsets.nix { inherit fetchFromGitHub; };
-  config = import ./config.nix fetchgit;
+  config = import ./config.nix { inherit fetchFromSavannah; };
   baseruby = ruby_2_1_2.override { useRailsExpress = false; };
 in
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.3.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.3.nix
index 1ba97daac04f..50cc3484730d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.3.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, fetchgit, fetchFromGitHub
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, fetchFromSavannah, fetchFromGitHub
 , zlib, zlibSupport ? true
 , openssl, opensslSupport ? true
 , gdbm, gdbmSupport ? true
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ let
   op = stdenv.lib.optional;
   ops = stdenv.lib.optionals;
   patchSet = import ./rvm-patchsets.nix { inherit fetchFromGitHub; };
-  config = import ./config.nix fetchgit;
+  config = import ./config.nix { inherit fetchFromSavannah; };
   baseruby = ruby_2_1_3.override { useRailsExpress = false; };
 in
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.6.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.6.nix
index b4600f5c9aff..0bf89de1d98c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.6.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.1.6.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, fetchgit, fetchFromGitHub
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, fetchFromSavannah, fetchFromGitHub
 , zlib, zlibSupport ? true
 , openssl, opensslSupport ? true
 , gdbm, gdbmSupport ? true
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ let
   op = stdenv.lib.optional;
   ops = stdenv.lib.optionals;
   patchSet = import ./rvm-patchsets.nix { inherit fetchFromGitHub; };
-  config = import ./config.nix fetchgit;
+  config = import ./config.nix { inherit fetchFromSavannah; };
   baseruby = ruby_2_1_6.override { useRailsExpress = false; };
 in
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.2.0.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.2.0.nix
index e22e64681a3a..a29b74664001 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.2.0.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.2.0.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, fetchgit, fetchFromGitHub
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, fetchFromSavannah, fetchFromGitHub
 , zlib, zlibSupport ? true
 , openssl, opensslSupport ? true
 , gdbm, gdbmSupport ? true
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ let
   op = stdenv.lib.optional;
   ops = stdenv.lib.optionals;
   patchSet = import ./rvm-patchsets.nix { inherit fetchFromGitHub; };
-  config = import ./config.nix fetchgit;
+  config = import ./config.nix { inherit fetchFromSavannah; };
   baseruby = ruby_2_2_0.override { useRailsExpress = false; };
 in
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.2.2.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.2.2.nix
index 9e015ce9d7b6..df40f674989e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.2.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/ruby-2.2.2.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, fetchgit, fetchFromGitHub
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, fetchFromSavannah, fetchFromGitHub
 , zlib, zlibSupport ? true
 , openssl, opensslSupport ? true
 , gdbm, gdbmSupport ? true
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ let
   op = stdenv.lib.optional;
   ops = stdenv.lib.optionals;
   patchSet = import ./rvm-patchsets.nix { inherit fetchFromGitHub; };
-  config = import ./config.nix fetchgit;
+  config = import ./config.nix { inherit fetchFromSavannah; };
   baseruby = ruby_2_2_2.override { useRailsExpress = false; };
 in