1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
index cc44a724bf..3286a568ed 100644
--- a/setup.c
+++ b/setup.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static const char *setup_git_directory_1(void)
 		if (validate_symref(path))
 			goto bad_dir_environ;
 		if (getenv(DB_ENVIRONMENT)) {
-			if (access(DB_ENVIRONMENT, X_OK))
+			if (access(getenv(DB_ENVIRONMENT), X_OK))
 				goto bad_dir_environ;
 		}
 		else {