1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/common-main.c b/common-main.c
index b989e136b5..3728f66b4c 100644
--- a/common-main.c
+++ b/common-main.c
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 	 */
 	sanitize_stdfds();
 
+	git_resolve_executable_dir(argv[0]);
+
 	git_setup_gettext();
 
 	initialize_the_repository();
 
 	attr_start();
 
-	git_extract_argv0_path(argv[0]);
-
 	restore_sigpipe_to_default();
 
 	return cmd_main(argc, argv);