diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix
index d21dbcb7ac0a..1012092c71df 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # for passthru.tests
 , libgit2-glib
 , python3Packages
+, gitstatus
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   passthru.tests = {
     inherit libgit2-glib;
     inherit (python3Packages) pygit2;
+    inherit gitstatus;
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {