diff --git a/pkgs/development/arduino/platformio/chrootenv.nix b/pkgs/development/arduino/platformio/chrootenv.nix
index f46e705fb901..ae68e84ab1c2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/arduino/platformio/chrootenv.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/arduino/platformio/chrootenv.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ let
       };
     in (with pkgs; [
       zlib
+      git
     ]) ++ (with python.pkgs; [
       python
       setuptools