diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/rust/cargo-ui/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/rust/cargo-ui/default.nix
index 7af23346f0fb..870b411afc9e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/rust/cargo-ui/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/rust/cargo-ui/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 , rustPlatform
 , fetchCrate
 , pkg-config
-, libgit2_1_5
+, libgit2
 , openssl
 , stdenv
 , expat
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    libgit2_1_5
+    libgit2
     openssl
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [
     expat
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
       --add-rpath ${lib.makeLibraryPath [ fontconfig libGL ]}
   '';
 
+  env = {
+    LIBGIT2_NO_VENDOR = 1;
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A GUI for Cargo";
     homepage = "https://github.com/slint-ui/cargo-ui";