diff --git a/common/environment/setup/git.sh b/common/environment/setup/git.sh
index fc5c56225ef..9bb32903a34 100644
--- a/common/environment/setup/git.sh
+++ b/common/environment/setup/git.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # If XBPS_USE_BUILD_MTIME is enabled in conf file don't continue.
-# only run this, if SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH isn't set
-if [ -z "$XBPS_USE_BUILD_MTIME" ] && [ -z "${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH}" ]; then
+# only run this, if SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH isn't set.
+if [ -z "$XBPS_USE_BUILD_MTIME" -a -z "${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH}" -a -n "$IN_CHROOT" ]; then
 	if command -v chroot-git &>/dev/null; then
 		GIT_CMD=$(command -v chroot-git)
 	elif command -v git &>/dev/null; then