1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index 93f5b4e8dd..b4811671fc 100644
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ int read_branch_desc(struct strbuf *buf, const char *branch_name)
 	char *v = NULL;
 	struct strbuf name = STRBUF_INIT;
 	strbuf_addf(&name, "branch.%s.description", branch_name);
-	if (git_config_get_string(name.buf, &v)) {
+	if (repo_config_get_string(the_repository, name.buf, &v)) {
 		strbuf_release(&name);
 		return -1;
 	}