1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index a5e11aad7f..8dbeb1932e 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -1781,6 +1781,9 @@ static int git_default_branch_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 		} else if (value && !strcmp(value, "inherit")) {
 			git_branch_track = BRANCH_TRACK_INHERIT;
 			return 0;
+		} else if (value && !strcmp(value, "simple")) {
+			git_branch_track = BRANCH_TRACK_SIMPLE;
+			return 0;
 		}
 		git_branch_track = git_config_bool(var, value);
 		return 0;