1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 32f76e15ea..6bae30545b 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ static int handle_options(const char ***argv, int *argc, int *envchanged)
 {
 	int handled = 0;
 
+	if (!getenv("GIT_ASKPASS") && getenv("SSH_ASKPASS"))
+		setenv("GIT_ASKPASS", getenv("SSH_ASKPASS"), 1);
+
 	while (*argc > 0) {
 		const char *cmd = (*argv)[0];
 		if (cmd[0] != '-')
@@ -528,7 +531,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 			break;
 		if (was_alias) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "Expansion of alias '%s' failed; "
-				"'%s' is not a git-command\n",
+				"'%s' is not a git command\n",
 				cmd, argv[0]);
 			exit(1);
 		}