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diff --git a/builtin/config.c b/builtin/config.c
index adc772786a..78aab956ad 100644
--- a/builtin/config.c
+++ b/builtin/config.c
@@ -352,6 +352,9 @@ static int get_colorbool(const char *var, int print)
static void check_write(void)
{
+ if (!given_config_source.file && !startup_info->have_repository)
+ die("not in a git directory");
+
if (given_config_source.use_stdin)
die("writing to stdin is not supported");