1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
index 95d5b00940..3c6ed17af9 100644
--- a/setup.c
+++ b/setup.c
@@ -1053,7 +1053,8 @@ static int ensure_valid_ownership(const char *path)
 {
 	struct safe_directory_data data = { .path = path };
 
-	if (is_path_owned_by_current_user(path))
+	if (!git_env_bool("GIT_TEST_ASSUME_DIFFERENT_OWNER", 0) &&
+	    is_path_owned_by_current_user(path))
 		return 1;
 
 	read_very_early_config(safe_directory_cb, &data);