diff --git a/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix b/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix
index 5a1a0eb52eb3..3a973fc2644a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/go-modules/generic/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-{ go, govers, parallel, lib, fetchgit, fetchhg, fetchbzr, rsync, removeReferencesTo }:
+{ go, govers, parallel, lib, fetchgit, fetchhg, fetchbzr, rsync
+, removeReferencesTo, fetchFromGitHub }:
 
 { name, buildInputs ? [], nativeBuildInputs ? [], passthru ? {}, preFixup ? ""
 
@@ -58,6 +59,10 @@ let
         fetchbzr {
           inherit (goDep.fetch) url rev sha256;
         }
+      else if goDep.fetch.type == "FromGitHub" then
+        fetchFromGitHub {
+          inherit (goDep.fetch) owner repo rev sha256;
+        }
       else abort "Unrecognized package fetch type: ${goDep.fetch.type}";
     };