1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/add.c b/builtin/add.c
index 5d5773d5cd..c20548e4f5 100644
--- a/builtin/add.c
+++ b/builtin/add.c
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ int add_files_to_cache(const char *prefix,
 	rev.diffopt.output_format = DIFF_FORMAT_CALLBACK;
 	rev.diffopt.format_callback = update_callback;
 	rev.diffopt.format_callback_data = &data;
+	rev.diffopt.flags |= DIFF_OPT_OVERRIDE_SUBMODULE_CONFIG;
 	rev.max_count = 0; /* do not compare unmerged paths with stage #2 */
 	run_diff_files(&rev, DIFF_RACY_IS_MODIFIED);
 	return !!data.add_errors;