1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index ff521eb27a..fd36db7790 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -1445,7 +1445,9 @@ int git_default_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 	if (starts_with(var, "core."))
 		return git_default_core_config(var, value, cb);
 
-	if (starts_with(var, "user."))
+	if (starts_with(var, "user.") ||
+	    starts_with(var, "author.") ||
+	    starts_with(var, "committer."))
 		return git_ident_config(var, value, cb);
 
 	if (starts_with(var, "i18n."))