1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 9ba40bc1b0..9ef5fde785 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -717,6 +717,9 @@ static int git_default_core_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 	if (!strcmp(var, "core.attributesfile"))
 		return git_config_pathname(&git_attributes_file, var, value);
 
+	if (!strcmp(var, "core.hookspath"))
+		return git_config_pathname(&git_hooks_path, var, value);
+
 	if (!strcmp(var, "core.bare")) {
 		is_bare_repository_cfg = git_config_bool(var, value);
 		return 0;