diff --git a/mk/git-package.mk b/mk/git-package.mk
index f5c51a6376..df594be9b0 100644
--- a/mk/git-package.mk
+++ b/mk/git-package.mk
@@ -27,11 +27,7 @@
 .if !defined(_PKG_MK_GIT_PACKAGE_MK)
 _PKG_MK_GIT_PACKAGE_MK=	# defined
 
-.if exists(../../devel/git/Makefile)
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=		git-base>=1.6.4:../../devel/git-base
-.else
-BUILD_DEPENDS+=		scmgit-base>=1.6.4:../../devel/scmgit-base
-.endif
 
 #
 # defaults for user-visible input variables