diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mongoc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mongoc/default.nix
index bc80e0e87589..10b25e1265c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mongoc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mongoc/default.nix
@@ -1,52 +1,59 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  stdenv,
-  fetchzip,
-  cmake,
-  pkg-config,
-  perl,
-  openssl,
-  zlib,
-  cyrus_sasl,
-  libbson,
-  snappy,
-  darwin,
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, cmake
+, pkg-config
+, openssl
+, zlib
+, zstd
+, icu
+, cyrus_sasl
+, snappy
+, darwin
 }:
-let
-  inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Security;
-in
+
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mongoc";
   version = "1.23.4";
 
-  src = fetchzip {
-    url = "https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver/releases/download/${version}/mongo-c-driver-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-mJBaRaX0hphvMdTII79DVn1g2uBmpRlObMiJ673Ijpw=";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "mongodb";
+    repo = "mongo-c-driver";
+    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-jYEEWbm00V3zhzxH8jBkrj/+OC6CGjbh5qofNYmsdTk=";
   };
 
-  # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/25585
-  preFixup = ''rm -rf "$(pwd)" '';
-  # https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver/pull/1157
-  # related:
-  # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/144170
-  # mongoc's cmake incorrectly injects a prefix to library paths, breaking Nix. This removes the prefix from paths.
   postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace src/libmongoc/CMakeLists.txt \
-      --replace "\\\''${prefix}/" ""
-    substituteInPlace src/libbson/CMakeLists.txt \
+    substituteInPlace src/libbson/CMakeLists.txt src/libmongoc/CMakeLists.txt \
       --replace "\\\''${prefix}/" ""
   '';
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [cmake pkg-config perl];
-  buildInputs = [openssl zlib cyrus_sasl] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [Security];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [libbson snappy];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cmake
+    pkg-config
+  ];
 
-  # -DMONGOC_TEST_USE_CRYPT_SHARED=OFF
-  # The `mongodl.py` script is causing issues, and you also need to disabled sandboxing for it. However, it is used only to run some tests.
-  # https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/problem-downloading-crypt-shared-when-installing-the-mongodb-c-driver/189370
-  cmakeFlags = ["-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release" "-DENABLE_AUTOMATIC_INIT_AND_CLEANUP=OFF" "-DMONGOC_TEST_USE_CRYPT_SHARED=OFF"];
+  buildInputs = [
+    openssl
+    zlib
+    zstd
+    icu
+    cyrus_sasl
+    snappy
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.Security
+  ];
 
-  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    "-DBUILD_VERSION=${version}"
+    "-DENABLE_UNINSTALL=OFF"
+    "-DENABLE_AUTOMATIC_INIT_AND_CLEANUP=OFF"
+  ];
+
+  # remove forbidden reference to $TMPDIR
+  preFixup = ''
+    rm -rf src/{libmongoc,libbson}
+  '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
     broken = stdenv.isDarwin && stdenv.isx86_64;
@@ -54,7 +61,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "http://mongoc.org";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     mainProgram = "mongoc-stat";
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [archer-65];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ archer-65 ];
     platforms = platforms.all;
   };
 }