diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/49212-require-git-ansible-galaxy.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/49212-require-git-ansible-galaxy.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..62bf5058c86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/49212-require-git-ansible-galaxy.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+ - "ansible-galaxy: properly warn when git isn't found in an installed bin path instead of traceback"
diff --git a/lib/ansible/playbook/role/requirement.py b/lib/ansible/playbook/role/requirement.py
index 764d0c591f6..764b302281c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/playbook/role/requirement.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/playbook/role/requirement.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class RoleRequirement(RoleDefinition):
             raise AnsibleError("- scm %s is not currently supported" % scm)
 
         try:
-            scm_path = get_bin_path(scm)
+            scm_path = get_bin_path(scm, required=True)
         except (ValueError, OSError, IOError):
             raise AnsibleError("could not find/use %s, it is required to continue with installing %s" % (scm, src))