diff --git a/include/prereq-build.mk b/include/prereq-build.mk
index 84d3f2274c..5b3a7734b6 100644
--- a/include/prereq-build.mk
+++ b/include/prereq-build.mk
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ $(eval $(call RequireCommand,wget, \
 	Please install wget. \
 ))
 
+$(eval $(call RequireCommand,git, \
+	Please install git (git-core). \
+))
+
 define Require/gnutar
 	$(TAR) --version 2>&1 | grep GNU > /dev/null
 endef