1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 52057455a2..b5eee11bd5 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -923,6 +923,9 @@ static int log_ref_write(struct ref_lock *lock,
 	char *logrec;
 	const char *committer;
 
+	if (log_all_ref_updates < 0)
+		log_all_ref_updates = !is_bare_git_dir(get_git_dir());
+
 	if (log_all_ref_updates &&
 	    (!strncmp(lock->ref_name, "refs/heads/", 11) ||
 	     !strncmp(lock->ref_name, "refs/remotes/", 13))) {