diff --git a/build_rules/github.bzl b/build_rules/github.bzl
index caa220a4..989941f8 100644
--- a/build_rules/github.bzl
+++ b/build_rules/github.bzl
@@ -70,7 +70,14 @@ def github_new_http_archive(name, package, build_file = None, build_file_content
         build_file_content = build_file_content,
     )
 
-def github_go_repository(name, package, importpath = "", commit = None, tag = None, sha256 = ""):
+def github_go_repository(
+        name,
+        package,
+        importpath = "",
+        commit = None,
+        tag = None,
+        mirror_urls = [],
+        **kwargs):
     """Adding go repository from github and convert it to bazel repository.
 
     Note that for now the dependencies will not be pulled in automatically. You
@@ -87,18 +94,15 @@ def github_go_repository(name, package, importpath = "", commit = None, tag = No
         github.com/Shopify/sarama.
       commit: (string) Commit number.
       tag: (string) Commit tag. Exactly one of commit or tag is required.
-      importpath: (string) Optionally override the import path.
-      sha256: (string) Optional checksum.
+      mirror_urls: (list of string) Optional list of mirror URLs. This does not
+        have to include the github URL.
     """
-    remote = "https://github.com/" + package
     if importpath == "":
         importpath = "github.com/" + package
     return go_repository(
         name = name,
         importpath = importpath,
-        remote = remote,
-        vcs = "git",
-        commit = commit,
-        tag = tag,
-        sha256 = sha256,
+        urls = [_github_tar_gz_url(package, commit, tag)] + mirror_urls,
+        strip_prefix = _tar_gz_prefix(package, commit, tag),
+        **kwargs
     )