diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-lfs/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-lfs/default.nix
index c5422d9a6c6c..78a393eb5e44 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-lfs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-lfs/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ buildGoPackage rec {
 
   subPackages = [ "." ];
 
+  preBuild = ''
+    pushd go/src/github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs
+      go generate ./commands
+    popd
+  '';
+
   postBuild = ''
     make -C go/src/${goPackagePath} man
   '';