static int init_stat(void)
 {
-       if (have_git_dir()) {
-               git_config(git_cygwin_config, NULL);
+       if (have_git_dir() && git_config(git_cygwin_config,NULL)) {
                if (!core_filemode && native_stat) {
                        cygwin_stat_fn = cygwin_stat;
                        cygwin_lstat_fn = cygwin_lstat;