diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 46cba163b..3bd7da5df 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     check
     clang-tools
     gcc
+    git
     gnumake
     graphviz
     libffi