trust_ctime = git_config_bool(var, value);
                return 0;
        }
-       if (!strcmp(var, "core.statinfo")) {
+       if (!strcmp(var, "core.statinfo") ||
+           !strcmp(var, "core.checkstat")) {
+               /*
+                * NEEDSWORK: statinfo was a typo in v1.8.2 that has
+                * never been advertised.  we will remove it at Git
+                * 2.0 boundary.
+                */
+               if (!strcmp(var, "core.statinfo")) {
+                       static int warned;
+                       if (!warned++) {
+                               warning("'core.statinfo' will be removed in Git 2.0; "
+                                       "use 'core.checkstat' instead.");
+                       }
+               }
                if (!strcasecmp(value, "default"))
                        check_stat = 1;
                else if (!strcasecmp(value, "minimal"))