diff --git a/test/common/config/pkgdep/git b/test/common/config/pkgdep/git
index e82548330..9c4677b68 100644
--- a/test/common/config/pkgdep/git
+++ b/test/common/config/pkgdep/git
@@ -245,6 +245,15 @@ function install_libiscsi() {
 }
 
 function install_git() {
+	if type -P git; then
+		if [[ $(sort -V) == "$GIT_VERSION"* ]]; then
+			# Our version is on top, meaning there's a newer git version installed
+			# or we already have matching one on board. Either way, we don't need
+			# to do anything, return.
+			return 0
+		fi <<< "$GIT_VERSION"$'\n'"$(git --version)"
+	fi >/dev/null
+
 	install zlib-devel curl-devel
 	tar -C "$GIT_REPOS" -xzof <(wget -qO- "$GIT_REPO_GIT")
 	(cd "$GIT_REPOS/git-$GIT_VERSION" \