1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/pretty.c b/pretty.c
index 87c44971a1..c3ec430220 100644
--- a/pretty.c
+++ b/pretty.c
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ static size_t format_commit_one(struct strbuf *sb, /* in UTF-8 */
 	switch (placeholder[0]) {
 	case 'C':
 		if (starts_with(placeholder + 1, "(auto)")) {
-			c->auto_color = 1;
+			c->auto_color = want_color(c->pretty_ctx->color);
 			return 7; /* consumed 7 bytes, "C(auto)" */
 		} else {
 			int ret = parse_color(sb, placeholder, c);