1 files changed, 12 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index f295561a93..743ee57100 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -229,21 +229,24 @@ struct cmd_struct {
 
 static int run_builtin(struct cmd_struct *p, int argc, const char **argv)
 {
-	int status;
+	int status, help;
 	struct stat st;
 	const char *prefix;
 
 	prefix = NULL;
-	if (p->option & RUN_SETUP)
-		prefix = setup_git_directory();
-
-	if (use_pager == -1 && p->option & RUN_SETUP)
-		use_pager = check_pager_config(p->cmd);
-	if (use_pager == -1 && p->option & USE_PAGER)
-		use_pager = 1;
+	help = argc == 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-h");
+	if (!help) {
+		if (p->option & RUN_SETUP)
+			prefix = setup_git_directory();
+
+		if (use_pager == -1 && p->option & RUN_SETUP)
+			use_pager = check_pager_config(p->cmd);
+		if (use_pager == -1 && p->option & USE_PAGER)
+			use_pager = 1;
+	}
 	commit_pager_choice();
 
-	if (p->option & NEED_WORK_TREE)
+	if (!help && p->option & NEED_WORK_TREE)
 		setup_work_tree();
 
 	trace_argv_printf(argv, "trace: built-in: git");