diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gl/glitter/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gl/glitter/package.nix
index 14e783a00be9..70d7fee9cb71 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gl/glitter/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gl/glitter/package.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   rustPlatform,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  git,
+  gitMinimal,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   cargoHash = "sha256-7JQcY3HCG3UQ0Mfz/+ZZ0axGEpQoH410FT72tjHW7EE=";
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
-    git
+    gitMinimal
   ];
 
   # tests require it to be in a git repository