--- a/gnu/packages/package-management.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/package-management.scm
@@ -211,11 +211,8 @@
-      (source (origin
-                (method git-fetch)
-                (uri (git-reference
-                      (url "https://git.guix.gnu.org/guix.git")
-                      (commit commit)))
-                (sha256
-                 (base32
-                  "0z1ixlkzsaj978nh57179871xkzbf8zsf10xkcfs2647iznkx7az"))
-                (file-name (string-append "guix-" version "-checkout"))))
+      (source (local-file "@LOCAL_GUIX_CHECKOUT_PATH@"
+                          #:recursive? #t))
       (build-system gnu-build-system)
       (arguments