diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
index addae2674684..0e5a0a9ec7f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
@@ -146,6 +146,18 @@ self:
           (attrs.nativeBuildInputs or []) ++ [ external.git ];
       });
 
+      magithub = super.magithub.overrideAttrs (attrs: {
+        # searches for Git at build time
+        nativeBuildInputs =
+          (attrs.nativeBuildInputs or []) ++ [ external.git ];
+      });
+
+      magit-svn = super.magit-svn.overrideAttrs (attrs: {
+        # searches for Git at build time
+        nativeBuildInputs =
+          (attrs.nativeBuildInputs or []) ++ [ external.git ];
+      });
+
       magit-todos = super.magit-todos.overrideAttrs (attrs: {
         # searches for Git at build time
         nativeBuildInputs =