diff --git a/modules/wrapper/build/packages/blink-cmp.nix b/modules/wrapper/build/packages/blink-cmp.nix
index 7e7ef290..002269b9 100644
--- a/modules/wrapper/build/packages/blink-cmp.nix
+++ b/modules/wrapper/build/packages/blink-cmp.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   rustPlatform,
   hostPlatform,
   vimUtils,
+  git,
   src,
   version,
 }: let
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
       # TODO: remove this if plugin stops using nightly rust
       RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP = true;
     };
+    nativeBuildInputs = [git];
     cargoLock = {
       lockFile = "${src}/Cargo.lock";
       allowBuiltinFetchGit = true;
@@ -26,6 +28,9 @@ in
   vimUtils.buildVimPlugin {
     pname = "blink-cmp";
     inherit version src;
+
+    # blink references a repro.lua which is placed outside the lua/ directory
+    doCheck = false;
     preInstall = ''
       mkdir -p target/release
       ln -s ${blink-fuzzy-lib}/lib/libblink_cmp_fuzzy.${libExt} target/release/libblink_cmp_fuzzy.${libExt}