1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 2dcbe901b6..532732fc33 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -1559,6 +1559,9 @@ static int git_default_branch_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 		if (value && !strcasecmp(value, "always")) {
 			git_branch_track = BRANCH_TRACK_ALWAYS;
 			return 0;
+		} else if (value && !strcmp(value, "inherit")) {
+			git_branch_track = BRANCH_TRACK_INHERIT;
+			return 0;
 		}
 		git_branch_track = git_config_bool(var, value);
 		return 0;