diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/fetchgit/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/fetchgit/default.nix
index 270125f5bd7..6966b5c0bf9 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/fetchgit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/fetchgit/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   outputHashMode = "recursive";
   outputHash = if sha256 == "" then md5 else sha256;
 
-  inherit url rev depth;
+  inherit url rev;
 
   impureEnvVars = [
     # We borrow these environment variables from the caller to allow