diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/docker/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/docker/default.nix
index 928480e6c4f6..fdc3515d5e0f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/docker/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/docker/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ rec {
       , makeWrapper, installShellFiles, pkg-config, glibc
       , go-md2man, go, containerd, runc, tini, libtool
       , sqlite, iproute2, docker-buildx, docker-compose, docker-sbom
-      , iptables, e2fsprogs, xz, util-linux, xfsprogs, git
+      , iptables, e2fsprogs, xz, util-linux, xfsprogs, gitMinimal
       , procps, rootlesskit, slirp4netns, fuse-overlayfs, nixosTests
       , clientOnly ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux, symlinkJoin
       , withSystemd ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform systemd, systemd
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ rec {
         ++ lib.optional withSystemd systemd
         ++ lib.optional withSeccomp libseccomp;
 
-      extraPath = lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux (lib.makeBinPath [ iproute2 iptables e2fsprogs xz xfsprogs procps util-linux git ]);
+      extraPath = lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux (lib.makeBinPath [ iproute2 iptables e2fsprogs xz xfsprogs procps util-linux gitMinimal ]);
 
       extraUserPath = lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux && !clientOnly) (lib.makeBinPath [ rootlesskit slirp4netns fuse-overlayfs ]);