diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fmt/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fmt/package.py
index d88823705d2..21c5fa5c5b3 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fmt/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fmt/package.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class Fmt(CMakePackage):
 
     homepage = "https://fmt.dev/"
     url = "https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt/releases/download/7.1.3/fmt-7.1.3.zip"
+    git = "https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt.git"
     maintainers("msimberg")
 
     license("MIT")