1 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 04286f7717..ff521eb27a 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -2294,22 +2294,25 @@ int git_config_get_fsmonitor(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int git_config_get_index_threads(void)
+int git_config_get_index_threads(int *dest)
 {
-	int is_bool, val = 0;
+	int is_bool, val;
 
 	val = git_env_ulong("GIT_TEST_INDEX_THREADS", 0);
-	if (val)
-		return val;
+	if (val) {
+		*dest = val;
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	if (!git_config_get_bool_or_int("index.threads", &is_bool, &val)) {
 		if (is_bool)
-			return val ? 0 : 1;
+			*dest = val ? 0 : 1;
 		else
-			return val;
+			*dest = val;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
-	return 0; /* auto */
+	return 1;
 }
 
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