diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/platformio/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/platformio/default.nix
index 6ac9b7eacfcf..01d47b458606 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/platformio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/platformio/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , lockfile, pyserial, requests
 , semantic-version
 , isPy3k, isPyPy
+, git
 }:
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   disabled = isPy3k || isPyPy;
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs =  [
-    bottle click_5 colorama lockfile
+    bottle click_5 colorama git lockfile
     pyserial requests semantic-version
   ];