1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index c4424c0138..286907b97e 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -1185,10 +1185,8 @@ int git_config_system(void)
 int git_config_early(config_fn_t fn, void *data, const char *repo_config)
 {
 	int ret = 0, found = 0;
-	char *xdg_config = NULL;
-	char *user_config = NULL;
-
-	home_config_paths(&user_config, &xdg_config, "config");
+	char *xdg_config = xdg_config_home("config");
+	char *user_config = expand_user_path("~/.gitconfig");
 
 	if (git_config_system() && !access_or_die(git_etc_gitconfig(), R_OK, 0)) {
 		ret += git_config_from_file(fn, git_etc_gitconfig(),