diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gi/git/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gi/git/package.nix
index c4a4bd7e8334..fd9a5f2f5179 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gi/git/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gi/git/package.nix
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     docbook_xsl
     docbook_xml_dtd_45
     libxslt
+  ]
+  ++ lib.optionals rustSupport [
+    cargo
+    rustc
   ];
   buildInputs = [
     curl
@@ -189,10 +193,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ++ lib.optionals withLibsecret [
     glib
     libsecret
-  ]
-  ++ lib.optionals rustSupport [
-    cargo
-    rustc
   ];
 
   # required to support pthread_cancel()