diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/fetchsavannah/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/fetchsavannah/default.nix
index e75e25fc1e70..0849323d582c 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/fetchsavannah/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/fetchsavannah/default.nix
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ lib.makeOverridable (
   inherit name;
   url = "https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/${repo}.git/snapshot/${repo}-${rev}.tar.gz";
   meta.homepage = "https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/${repo}.git/";
+  passthru.gitRepoUrl = "https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/${repo}.git";
 } // removeAttrs args [ "repo" "rev" ]) // { inherit rev; }
 )