diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitea.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitea.nix
index 9a646000981f..be4d38719785 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitea.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitea.nix
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ in
       description = "gitea";
       after = [ "network.target" ] ++ lib.optional usePostgresql "postgresql.service" ++ lib.optional useMysql "mysql.service";
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
-      path = [ gitea.bin ];
+      path = [ gitea.bin pkgs.gitAndTools.git ];
 
       preStart = let
         runConfig = "${cfg.stateDir}/custom/conf/app.ini";