diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
index f228d34a654e..c48e342977e3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
@@ -531,6 +531,12 @@ let
               (attrs.nativeBuildInputs or [ ]) ++ [ external.git ];
           }));
 
+        orgit-forge = super.orgit-forge.overrideAttrs (attrs: {
+          # searches for Git at build time
+          nativeBuildInputs =
+            (attrs.nativeBuildInputs or [ ]) ++ [ external.git ];
+        });
+
         # tries to write to $HOME
         php-auto-yasnippets = super.php-auto-yasnippets.overrideAttrs (attrs: {
           HOME = "/tmp";