diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/reinstall.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/reinstall.rb
index ae1f7cdaea..062119eb18 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/reinstall.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/reinstall.rb
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ module Homebrew
           env:         :display_install_times,
           description: "Print install times for each formula at the end of the run.",
         }],
+        [:switch, "-g", "--git", {
+          description: "Create a Git repository, useful for creating patches to the software.",
+        }],
       ].each do |options|
         send(*options)
         conflicts "--cask", options[-2]
@@ -108,6 +111,7 @@ module Homebrew
         debug:                      args.debug?,
         quiet:                      args.quiet?,
         verbose:                    args.verbose?,
+        git:                        args.git?,
       )
       Cleanup.install_formula_clean!(formula)
     end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/reinstall.rb b/Library/Homebrew/reinstall.rb
index ae9a5e0f10..2c9c0ee430 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/reinstall.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/reinstall.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ module Homebrew
     force: false,
     debug: false,
     quiet: false,
-    verbose: false
+    verbose: false,
+    git: false
   )
     if formula.opt_prefix.directory?
       keg = Keg.new(formula.opt_prefix.resolved_path)
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ module Homebrew
         build_bottle:               tab&.built_bottle?,
         force_bottle:               force_bottle,
         build_from_source_formulae: build_from_source_formulae,
+        git:                        git,
         interactive:                interactive,
         keep_tmp:                   keep_tmp,
         force:                      force,