diff --git a/devel/git-delta/Makefile b/devel/git-delta/Makefile
index cd0f0961b7dd..8b911a3a7b5c 100644
--- a/devel/git-delta/Makefile
+++ b/devel/git-delta/Makefile
@@ -1,48 +1,47 @@
 PORTNAME=	delta
 DISTVERSION=	0.18.2
-PORTREVISION=	9
+PORTREVISION=	10
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	git-
 
 MAINTAINER=	dtxdf@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Syntax-highlighting pager for git/diff
 WWW=		https://dandavison.github.io/delta/
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libonig.so:devel/oniguruma
-RUN_DEPENDS=	git:devel/git
 
 USES=		cargo cpe
 CPE_VENDOR=	${PORTNAME}_project
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	dandavison
 
 TEST_TARGET=	test
 
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	delta
 PLIST_FILES=		bin/delta
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		BASH FISH ZSH
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	BASH FISH ZSH
 BASH_PLIST_FILES=	etc/bash_completion.d/_${PORTNAME}.bash
 FISH_PLIST_FILES=	share/fish/vendor_functions.d/${PORTNAME}.fish
 ZSH_PLIST_FILES=	share/zsh/site-functions/_${PORTNAME}
 
 post-install-BASH-on:
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${LOCALBASE}/etc/bash_completion.d
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/etc/completion/completion.bash \
 			${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/bash_completion.d/_${PORTNAME}.bash
 
 post-install-FISH-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/fish/vendor_functions.d
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/etc/completion/completion.fish \
 			${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/fish/vendor_functions.d/${PORTNAME}.fish
 
 post-install-ZSH-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/zsh/site-functions
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/etc/completion/completion.zsh \
 			${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/zsh/site-functions/_${PORTNAME}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/git-delta/pkg-message b/devel/git-delta/pkg-message
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5e7483d88090
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/git-delta/pkg-message
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[
+{ type: install
+  message: <<EOM
+devel/git-delta uses diff(1) when git is not installed.
+If this is not what you want, install a variant of devel/git.
+EOM
+}
+]