diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pr/pre-commit/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pr/pre-commit/package.nix
index 8c3b9aca06e6..5bee2ddd0c3e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pr/pre-commit/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pr/pre-commit/package.nix
@@ -197,6 +197,11 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     "pre_commit"
   ];
 
+  # add gitMinimal as fallback, if git is not installed
+  preFixup = ''
+    makeWrapperArgs+=(--suffix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ gitMinimal ]})
+  '';
+
   passthru.tests = callPackage ./tests.nix {
     inherit gitMinimal pre-commit;
   };