1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/mailmap.c b/mailmap.c
index 5ffe48a604..b16542febe 100644
--- a/mailmap.c
+++ b/mailmap.c
@@ -233,7 +233,12 @@ static int read_mailmap_blob(struct string_list *map,
 int read_mailmap(struct string_list *map, char **repo_abbrev)
 {
 	int err = 0;
+
 	map->strdup_strings = 1;
+
+	if (!git_mailmap_blob && is_bare_repository())
+		git_mailmap_blob = "HEAD:.mailmap";
+
 	err |= read_mailmap_file(map, ".mailmap", repo_abbrev);
 	err |= read_mailmap_blob(map, git_mailmap_blob, repo_abbrev);
 	err |= read_mailmap_file(map, git_mailmap_file, repo_abbrev);