diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bf61b1c01f9c8..a78bf43720c9c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ dist:
 #	-$(MAKE) -C deps clean-openblas
 	$(MAKE) install OPENBLAS_DYNAMIC_ARCH=1
 ifeq ($(OS), Darwin)
+	$(MAKE) -C deps install-git
 	-./contrib/fixup-libgfortran.sh $(PREFIX)/$(JL_PRIVATE_LIBDIR)
 endif
 ifeq ($(OS), WINNT)
diff --git a/deps/.gitignore b/deps/.gitignore
index 82d9cb2daaf30..23542aeffa14d 100644
--- a/deps/.gitignore
+++ b/deps/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 /dsfmt-*
 /fftw-*
 !fftw-config-nopthreads.patch
+/git-*
 /gmp-*
 /grisu-*
 /lapack-*