diff --git a/guix/git-download.scm b/guix/git-download.scm
index fca44f552a..62e625c715 100644
--- a/guix/git-download.scm
+++ b/guix/git-download.scm
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ HASH-ALGO (a symbol).  Use NAME as the file name, or a generic name if #f."
                       #:hash-algo hash-algo
                       #:hash hash
                       #:recursive? #t
-                      #:guile-for-build guile
-                      #:local-build? #t)))
+                      #:guile-for-build guile)))
 
 (define (git-version version revision commit)
   "Return the version string for packages using git-download."