1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 82ac2a092c..6b6d9f68e1 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ static void execv_dashed_external(const char **argv)
 	if (get_super_prefix())
 		die("%s doesn't support --super-prefix", argv[0]);
 
-	if (use_pager == -1)
+	if (use_pager == -1 && !is_builtin(argv[0]))
 		use_pager = check_pager_config(argv[0]);
 	commit_pager_choice();