1 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index 46e8aa86df..735767dd4a 100644
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
@@ -161,10 +161,7 @@ int read_branch_desc(struct strbuf *buf, const char *branch_name)
 	strbuf_addf(&name, "branch.%s.description", branch_name);
 	cb.config_name = name.buf;
 	cb.value = NULL;
-	if (git_config(read_branch_desc_cb, &cb) < 0) {
-		strbuf_release(&name);
-		return -1;
-	}
+	git_config(read_branch_desc_cb, &cb);
 	if (cb.value)
 		strbuf_addstr(buf, cb.value);
 	strbuf_release(&name);