1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index b0ada515b9..3bc4c7ed59 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -443,6 +443,8 @@ int git_default_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 		if (!value)
 			return config_error_nonbool(var);
 		strlcpy(git_default_name, value, sizeof(git_default_name));
+		if (git_default_email[0])
+			user_ident_explicitly_given = 1;
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -450,6 +452,8 @@ int git_default_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 		if (!value)
 			return config_error_nonbool(var);
 		strlcpy(git_default_email, value, sizeof(git_default_email));
+		if (git_default_name[0])
+			user_ident_explicitly_given = 1;
 		return 0;
 	}