1 files changed, 0 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 33f52acbcc..8ff44f081d 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -361,8 +361,6 @@ static int run_builtin(struct cmd_struct *p, int argc, const char **argv)
 	if (!help && get_super_prefix()) {
 		if (!(p->option & SUPPORT_SUPER_PREFIX))
 			die("%s doesn't support --super-prefix", p->cmd);
-		if (prefix)
-			die("can't use --super-prefix from a subdirectory");
 	}
 
 	if (!help && p->option & NEED_WORK_TREE)