1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 253c48a613..47734140dd 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ int git_default_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!strcmp(var, "core.symrefsonly")) {
-		only_use_symrefs = git_config_bool(var, value);
+	if (!strcmp(var, "core.prefersymlinkrefs")) {
+		prefer_symlink_refs = git_config_bool(var, value);
 		return 0;
 	}