1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/apply.c b/apply.c
index f8a046a6a5..b9291f5f7b 100644
--- a/apply.c
+++ b/apply.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static void git_apply_config(void)
 {
 	git_config_get_string_const("apply.whitespace", &apply_default_whitespace);
 	git_config_get_string_const("apply.ignorewhitespace", &apply_default_ignorewhitespace);
-	git_config(git_default_config, NULL);
+	git_config(git_xmerge_config, NULL);
 }
 
 static int parse_whitespace_option(struct apply_state *state, const char *option)