diff --git a/overlays/xonsh-direnv.nix b/overlays/xonsh-direnv.nix
index 07d57a5..2d91acf 100644
--- a/overlays/xonsh-direnv.nix
+++ b/overlays/xonsh-direnv.nix
@@ -17,4 +17,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 	};
 
 	doCheck = false;
+
+	nativeBuildInputs = [
+		pkgs.git
+	];
 }