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 228f0c20943..cc54af5cf76 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
         if [ -z "''\${seen["$sum"]}" ]; then
           seen["$sum"]="$f"
         else
-          rm "$f"; ln -s "''\${seen["$sum"]}" "$f"
+          rm "$f"; ln -v -s "''\${seen["$sum"]}" "$f"
         fi
       done