1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/help.c b/help.c
index b266b09320..b0f1a69721 100644
--- a/help.c
+++ b/help.c
@@ -251,11 +251,13 @@ static struct cmdnames aliases;
 
 static int git_unknown_cmd_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 {
+	const char *p;
+
 	if (!strcmp(var, "help.autocorrect"))
 		autocorrect = git_config_int(var,value);
 	/* Also use aliases for command lookup */
-	if (starts_with(var, "alias."))
-		add_cmdname(&aliases, var + 6, strlen(var + 6));
+	if (skip_prefix(var, "alias.", &p))
+		add_cmdname(&aliases, p, strlen(p));
 
 	return git_default_config(var, value, cb);
 }