diff --git a/app-vim/lightline/lightline-9999.ebuild b/app-vim/lightline/lightline-9999.ebuild
index a73386531e332..73b4c0fdc1a20 100644
--- a/app-vim/lightline/lightline-9999.ebuild
+++ b/app-vim/lightline/lightline-9999.ebuild
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
-EAPI=6
+EAPI=8
 
 inherit vim-plugin
 
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ if [[ ${PV} == "9999" ]] ; then
 	inherit git-r3
 	EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim/"
 else
-	SRC_URI="https://github.com/itchyny/${PN}.vim/archive/master.zip -> ${P}.zip"
+	# LIGHTLINE_COMMIT=
+	SRC_URI="https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim/archive/${LIGHTLINE_COMMIT}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
 	KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
+	S="${WORKDIR}/${PN}.vim-${LIGHTLINE_COMMIT}"
 fi
 
 DESCRIPTION="vim plugin: A light and configurable statusline/tabline"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim/"
 LICENSE="MIT"
 VIM_PLUGIN_HELPFILES="${PN}"
-
-src_compile() { :; }