1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 489aab4d83..79195ebbdf 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ static int handle_alias(int *argcp, const char ***argv)
  */
 #define NEED_WORK_TREE		(1<<3)
 #define SUPPORT_SUPER_PREFIX	(1<<4)
+#define DELAY_PAGER_CONFIG	(1<<5)
 
 struct cmd_struct {
 	const char *cmd;
@@ -306,7 +307,8 @@ static int run_builtin(struct cmd_struct *p, int argc, const char **argv)
 			prefix = setup_git_directory_gently(&nongit_ok);
 		}
 
-		if (use_pager == -1 && p->option & (RUN_SETUP | RUN_SETUP_GENTLY))
+		if (use_pager == -1 && p->option & (RUN_SETUP | RUN_SETUP_GENTLY) &&
+		    !(p->option & DELAY_PAGER_CONFIG))
 			use_pager = check_pager_config(p->cmd);
 		if (use_pager == -1 && p->option & USE_PAGER)
 			use_pager = 1;