1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index e96b8fdb62..2bffa8d4a0 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -1559,9 +1559,12 @@ static int git_default_i18n_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 static int git_default_branch_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 {
 	if (!strcmp(var, "branch.autosetupmerge")) {
-		if (value && !strcasecmp(value, "always")) {
+		if (value && !strcmp(value, "always")) {
 			git_branch_track = BRANCH_TRACK_ALWAYS;
 			return 0;
+		} else if (value && !strcmp(value, "inherit")) {
+			git_branch_track = BRANCH_TRACK_INHERIT;
+			return 0;
 		}
 		git_branch_track = git_config_bool(var, value);
 		return 0;