diff --git a/scripts/git/pre-commit.git-hook b/scripts/git/pre-commit.git-hook
index f630a242bd..33af3fdf6e 100755
--- a/scripts/git/pre-commit.git-hook
+++ b/scripts/git/pre-commit.git-hook
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 # it fails our code formatting, changelog entry formatting, module include
 # rules, or best practices tracker.
 
+# Run only if this environment variable is set.
+if [ -z "$TOR_EXTRA_PRE_COMMIT_CHECKS" ]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
 workdir=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
 
 cd "$workdir" || exit 1
diff --git a/scripts/git/pre-push.git-hook b/scripts/git/pre-push.git-hook
index efa45b9860..f0a3a250ec 100755
--- a/scripts/git/pre-push.git-hook
+++ b/scripts/git/pre-push.git-hook
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ do
                                    src/tools/*.[ch] \
                           )"
 
+            export TOR_EXTRA_PRE_COMMIT_CHECKS=1
             # We want word splitting here, because file names are space
             # separated
             # shellcheck disable=SC2086