diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index bbc5d34e5a..977115a6e9 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ int git_config_from_file(config_fn_t fn, const char *filename)
 	int ret;
 	FILE *f = fopen(filename, "r");
 
-	ret = -1;
+	ret = 1;
 	if (f) {
 		config_file = f;
 		config_file_name = filename;