1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
index 9eb2e808e1..3e03d442b6 100644
--- a/setup.c
+++ b/setup.c
@@ -1113,8 +1113,7 @@ const char *setup_git_directory_gently(int *nongit_ok)
 			const char *gitdir = getenv(GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT);
 			if (!gitdir)
 				gitdir = DEFAULT_GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT;
-			repo_set_gitdir(the_repository, gitdir);
-			setup_git_env();
+			setup_git_env(gitdir);
 		}
 		if (startup_info->have_repository)
 			repo_set_hash_algo(the_repository, repo_fmt.hash_algo);