diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gi/git-absorb/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gi/git-absorb/package.nix
index e2cc2d6c46df..6aeda4aef0f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gi/git-absorb/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gi/git-absorb/package.nix
@@ -7,12 +7,17 @@
   rustPlatform,
   installShellFiles,
   which,
+  pkg-config,
+  libgit2,
+  libz,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "git-absorb";
   version = "0.9.0";
 
+  __structuredAttrs = true;
+
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "tummychow";
     repo = "git-absorb";
@@ -28,8 +33,19 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
 
   cargoHash = "sha256-8uCXk5bXn/x4QXbGOROGlWYMSqIv+/7dBGZKbYkLfF4=";
 
+  env = {
+    LIBGIT2_NO_VENDOR = 1;
+    LIBZ_SYS_STATIC = 0;
+  };
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     gitMinimal
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    libgit2
+    libz
   ];
 
   postInstall = ''