diff --git a/habitat/plan.sh b/habitat/plan.sh
index 3e7f1fc48..17b1e50ca 100644
--- a/habitat/plan.sh
+++ b/habitat/plan.sh
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ pkg_bin_dirs=(
 pkg_build_deps=(
   core/make
   core/gcc
-  core/git
 )
 pkg_deps=(
   $_chef_client_ruby
   core/coreutils
+  core/git
 )
 pkg_svc_user=root