1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index cd36b64ed..b9188908b 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -1034,10 +1034,10 @@ static struct string_list *hide_refs;
 
 int parse_hide_refs_config(const char *var, const char *value, const char *section)
 {
+	const char *key;
 	if (!strcmp("transfer.hiderefs", var) ||
-	    /* NEEDSWORK: use parse_config_key() once both are merged */
-	    (starts_with(var, section) && var[strlen(section)] == '.' &&
-	     !strcmp(var + strlen(section), ".hiderefs"))) {
+	    (!parse_config_key(var, section, NULL, NULL, &key) &&
+	     !strcmp(key, "hiderefs"))) {
 		char *ref;
 		int len;