diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
index 9c44d420c136..cd737cdf4e6b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       # Install contrib stuff.
       mkdir -p $out/share/git
       mv contrib $out/share/git/
+      ln -s "$out/share/git/contrib/credential/netrc/git-credential-netrc" $out/bin/
       mkdir -p $out/share/emacs/site-lisp
       ln -s "$out/share/git/contrib/emacs/"*.el $out/share/emacs/site-lisp/
       mkdir -p $out/etc/bash_completion.d