1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index e8a6e56795..79e6c1896e 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ static int git_default_core_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!strcmp(var, "core.abbrevlength")) {
+	if (!strcmp(var, "core.abbrev")) {
 		int abbrev = git_config_int(var, value);
 		if (abbrev < minimum_abbrev || abbrev > 40)
 			return -1;