diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/gql/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/gql/default.nix
index 80cb28a09e5b..b5682ad4bafa 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/gql/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/gql/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 , rustPlatform
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , pkg-config
-, libgit2
+, libgit2_1_6
 , zlib
 }:
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    libgit2
+    libgit2_1_6
     zlib
   ];