diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/default.nix
index ada4a07b9cd..01baefa691b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ in
 rec {
 
   git = 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;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
index 50cfeeeb2a8..1e725a2c60a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ fetchurl, stdenv, curl, openssl, zlib, expat, perl, gettext, cpio
+{ fetchurl, stdenv, curl, openssl, zlib, expat, perl, python, gettext, cpio
 , asciidoc, texinfo, xmlto, docbook2x, docbook_xsl, docbook_xml_dtd_45
 , libxslt, tcl, tk, makeWrapper
 , svnSupport, subversion, perlLibs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
          docbook_xsl docbook_xml_dtd_45 libxslt ]
     ++ stdenv.lib.optionals guiSupport [tcl tk];
 
-  makeFlags = "prefix=\${out} PERL_PATH=${perl}/bin/perl SHELL_PATH=${stdenv.shell}";
+  makeFlags = "prefix=\${out} PERL_PATH=${perl}/bin/perl SHELL_PATH=${stdenv.shell} PYTHON_PATH=${python}/bin/python";
 
   # FIXME: "make check" requires Sparse; the Makefile must be tweaked
   # so that `SPARSE_FLAGS' corresponds to the current architecture...