diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix-prefetch-scripts/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix-prefetch-scripts/default.nix
index 8c88fcb6bb30..5f57c58a5885 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix-prefetch-scripts/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix-prefetch-scripts/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   cvs,
   findutils,
   gawk,
-  git,
+  gitMinimal,
   git-lfs,
   gnused,
   mercurial,
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ rec {
   nix-prefetch-git = mkPrefetchScript "git" ../../../build-support/fetchgit/nix-prefetch-git [
     findutils
     gawk
-    git
+    gitMinimal
     git-lfs
   ];
   nix-prefetch-hg = mkPrefetchScript "hg" ../../../build-support/fetchhg/nix-prefetch-hg [