1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/alias.c b/alias.c
index 6aa164a362..a11229db9e 100644
--- a/alias.c
+++ b/alias.c
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ char *alias_lookup(const char *alias)
 	char *v = NULL;
 	struct strbuf key = STRBUF_INIT;
 	strbuf_addf(&key, "alias.%s", alias);
-	git_config_get_string(key.buf, &v);
+	if (git_config_key_is_valid(key.buf))
+		git_config_get_string(key.buf, &v);
 	strbuf_release(&key);
 	return v;
 }