static int is_git_command(const char *s)
 {
+       if (is_builtin(s))
+               return 1;
+
+       load_command_list("git-", &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
        return is_in_cmdlist(&main_cmds, s) ||
                is_in_cmdlist(&other_cmds, s);
 }
        int nongit;
        const char *alias;
        enum help_format parsed_help_format;
-       load_command_list("git-", &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
 
        argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, builtin_help_options,
                        builtin_help_usage, 0);
        if (show_all) {
                git_config(git_help_config, NULL);
                printf(_("usage: %s%s"), _(git_usage_string), "\n\n");
+               load_command_list("git-", &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
                list_commands(colopts, &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
        }