diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/default.nix
index 01baefa691b..7992300eb8c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ rec {
 
   # The full-featured Git.
   gitFull = import ./git {
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv curl openssl zlib expat perl gettext
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv curl openssl zlib expat perl python gettext
       asciidoc texinfo xmlto docbook2x
       docbook_xsl docbook_xml_dtd_45 libxslt
       cpio tcl tk makeWrapper subversion;