1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/path.c b/path.c
index e166d5380e..d1fccbde7f 100644
--- a/path.c
+++ b/path.c
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ char *enter_repo(char *path, int strict)
 
 	if (access("objects", X_OK) == 0 && access("refs", X_OK) == 0 &&
 	    validate_headref("HEAD") == 0) {
-		setenv(GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT, ".", 1);
+		set_git_dir(".");
 		check_repository_format();
 		return path;
 	}