diff --git a/srcpkgs/muffin/template b/srcpkgs/muffin/template
index 5c49ee5dbd..b4202ce279 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/muffin/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/muffin/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 subpackages="libmuffin libmuffin-devel"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-static"
-makedepends="automake gettext-devel pkg-config intltool gnome-doc-utils
+makedepends="git automake gettext-devel pkg-config intltool gnome-doc-utils
  gobject-introspection cogl-devel>=1.12 clutter-devel>=1.12
  GConf-devel libcanberra-devel libXxf86vm-devel startup-notification-devel
  gsettings-desktop-schemas-devel>=3.6.0"