use_pager = check_pager_config(p->cmd);
                if (use_pager == -1 && p->option & USE_PAGER)
                        use_pager = 1;
+
+               if ((p->option & (RUN_SETUP | RUN_SETUP_GENTLY)) &&
+                   startup_info->have_repository) /* get_git_dir() may set up repo, avoid that */
+                       trace_repo_setup(prefix);
        }
        commit_pager_choice();