1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/path.c b/path.c
index 4d73cc9cd2..6f3f5d56c0 100644
--- a/path.c
+++ b/path.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ char *git_path_submodule(const char *path, const char *fmt, ...)
 		strbuf_addch(&buf, '/');
 	strbuf_addstr(&buf, ".git");
 
-	git_dir = read_gitfile_gently(buf.buf);
+	git_dir = read_gitfile(buf.buf);
 	if (git_dir) {
 		strbuf_reset(&buf);
 		strbuf_addstr(&buf, git_dir);