1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/git-am.sh b/git-am.sh
index e7f008c7ba..5f249485df 100755
--- a/git-am.sh
+++ b/git-am.sh
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ It does not apply to blobs recorded in its index."
     export GITHEAD_$his_tree
     if test -n "$GIT_QUIET"
     then
-	    export GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY=0
+	    GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY=0 && export GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY
     fi
     git-merge-recursive $orig_tree -- HEAD $his_tree || {
 	    git rerere $allow_rerere_autoupdate