1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 0ff413b804..7ac3947858 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -269,6 +269,11 @@ int git_default_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (!strcmp(var, "core.symlinks")) {
+		has_symlinks = git_config_bool(var, value);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (!strcmp(var, "core.bare")) {
 		is_bare_repository_cfg = git_config_bool(var, value);
 		return 0;