1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index dfd03b9421..f13a2870f1 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -2521,6 +2521,10 @@ void repo_config_clear(struct repository *repo)
 
 void repo_config(struct repository *repo, config_fn_t fn, void *data)
 {
+	if (!repo) {
+		read_very_early_config(fn, data);
+		return;
+	}
 	git_config_check_init(repo);
 	configset_iter(repo->config, fn, data);
 }