diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index f23e9a493..c71218caf 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Uploaders:
 Build-Depends:
  debhelper-compat (= 13),
  cmake <cross>,
+ git <!nocheck>,
  libarchive-dev (>= 3.3.3) <!pkg.cmake.bootstrap>,
  libcppdap-dev <!pkg.cmake.bootstrap>,
  libcurl4-openssl-dev <!pkg.cmake.bootstrap> | libcurl-ssl-dev <!pkg.cmake.bootstrap>,