1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/rev-parse.c b/rev-parse.c
index f90e999e6..19a5ef7f4 100644
--- a/rev-parse.c
+++ b/rev-parse.c
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	unsigned char sha1[20];
 	const char *prefix = setup_git_directory();
 	
+	git_config(git_default_config);
+
 	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
 		struct stat st;
 		char *arg = argv[i];