diff --git a/sdk_lib/make_chroot.sh b/sdk_lib/make_chroot.sh
index 7005af9825..8e9211f869 100755
--- a/sdk_lib/make_chroot.sh
+++ b/sdk_lib/make_chroot.sh
@@ -442,15 +442,15 @@ early_enter_chroot eselect python set python2.6
 # We also need to do this before the toolchain as those will sometimes also
 # fetch via remote git trees (for some bot configs).
 if [[ ! -e "${FLAGS_chroot}/usr/bin/git" ]]; then
-  info "Updating early git"
-  USE="-curl -webdav" early_enter_chroot $EMERGE_CMD -uNv $USEPKG dev-vcs/git
+  info "Installing early git"
+  early_enter_chroot $EMERGE_CMD -uNv $USEPKG dev-vcs/git
 
   early_enter_chroot $EMERGE_CMD -uNv $USEPKG --select $EMERGE_JOBS \
       dev-libs/openssl net-misc/curl
 
   # (Re-)emerge the full version of git.
-  info "Updating full version of git"
-  early_enter_chroot $EMERGE_CMD -uNv $USEPKG dev-vcs/git net-misc/openssh --select $EMERGE_JOBS
+  info "Installing openssh"
+  early_enter_chroot $EMERGE_CMD -uNv $USEPKG net-misc/openssh --select $EMERGE_JOBS
 fi
 
 info "Updating host toolchain"