2 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index a1d445ecbf9..ce02ceaf982 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -818,6 +818,9 @@ static int git_parse_source(config_fn_t fn, void *data,
 	case CONFIG_ERROR_ERROR:
 		error_return = error("%s", error_msg);
 		break;
+	case CONFIG_ERROR_SILENT:
+		error_return = -1;
+		break;
 	case CONFIG_ERROR_UNSET:
 		BUG("config error action unset");
 	}
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index ce75bf1e5cc..c02809ffdc6 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct config_options {
 		CONFIG_ERROR_UNSET = 0, /* use source-specific default */
 		CONFIG_ERROR_DIE, /* die() on error */
 		CONFIG_ERROR_ERROR, /* error() on error, return -1 */
+		CONFIG_ERROR_SILENT, /* return -1 */
 	} error_action;
 };