diff --git a/autocorrect.c b/autocorrect.c
index 9c4b691fb0..63fa331ef5 100644
--- a/autocorrect.c
+++ b/autocorrect.c
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
+
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "autocorrect.h"
 #include "config.h"
@@ -29,13 +31,13 @@ static enum autocorr_mode parse_autocorrect(const char *value)
 		return AUTOCORRECT_DELAY;
 }
 
-void autocorr_resolve_config(const char *var, const char *value,
-			     const struct config_context *ctx, void *data)
+static int resolve_autocorr(const char *var, const char *value,
+			    const struct config_context *ctx, void *data)
 {
 	struct autocorr *conf = data;
 
 	if (strcmp(var, "help.autocorrect"))
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	conf->mode = parse_autocorrect(value);
 
@@ -53,6 +55,13 @@ void autocorr_resolve_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 		else if (conf->delay <= 1)
 			conf->mode = AUTOCORRECT_IMMEDIATELY;
 	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void autocorr_resolve(struct autocorr *conf)
+{
+	read_early_config(the_repository, resolve_autocorr, conf);
 }
 
 void autocorr_confirm(struct autocorr *conf, const char *assumed)
diff --git a/autocorrect.h b/autocorrect.h
index be4e3e8b20..5d82c49903 100644
--- a/autocorrect.h
+++ b/autocorrect.h
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef AUTOCORRECT_H
 #define AUTOCORRECT_H
 
-struct config_context;
-
 enum autocorr_mode {
 	AUTOCORRECT_HINTONLY,
 	AUTOCORRECT_NEVER,
@@ -16,8 +14,7 @@ struct autocorr {
 	int delay;
 };
 
-void autocorr_resolve_config(const char *var, const char *value,
-			     const struct config_context *ctx, void *data);
+void autocorr_resolve(struct autocorr *conf);
 
 void autocorr_confirm(struct autocorr *conf, const char *assumed);
 
diff --git a/help.c b/help.c
index 6158545e48..4adb1fcf07 100644
--- a/help.c
+++ b/help.c
@@ -537,32 +537,24 @@ int is_in_cmdlist(struct cmdnames *c, const char *s)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct help_unknown_cmd_config {
-	struct autocorr autocorr;
-	struct cmdnames aliases;
-};
-
-static int git_unknown_cmd_config(const char *var, const char *value,
-				  const struct config_context *ctx,
-				  void *cb)
+static int resolve_aliases(const char *var, const char *value UNUSED,
+			   const struct config_context *ctx UNUSED, void *data)
 {
-	struct help_unknown_cmd_config *cfg = cb;
+	struct cmdnames *aliases = data;
 	const char *subsection, *key;
 	size_t subsection_len;
 
-	autocorr_resolve_config(var, value, ctx, &cfg->autocorr);
-
 	/* Also use aliases for command lookup */
 	if (!parse_config_key(var, "alias", &subsection, &subsection_len,
 			      &key)) {
 		if (subsection) {
 			/* [alias "name"] command = value */
 			if (!strcmp(key, "command"))
-				add_cmdname(&cfg->aliases, subsection,
+				add_cmdname(aliases, subsection,
 					    subsection_len);
 		} else {
 			/* alias.name = value */
-			add_cmdname(&cfg->aliases, key, strlen(key));
+			add_cmdname(aliases, key, strlen(key));
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -599,22 +591,24 @@ static const char bad_interpreter_advice[] =
 
 char *help_unknown_cmd(const char *cmd)
 {
-	struct help_unknown_cmd_config cfg = { 0 };
+	struct cmdnames aliases = { 0 };
+	struct autocorr autocorr = { 0 };
 	int i, n, best_similarity = 0;
 	struct cmdnames main_cmds = { 0 };
 	struct cmdnames other_cmds = { 0 };
 	struct cmdname_help *common_cmds;
 
-	read_early_config(the_repository, git_unknown_cmd_config, &cfg);
+	autocorr_resolve(&autocorr);
 
-	if (cfg.autocorr.mode == AUTOCORRECT_NEVER) {
+	if (autocorr.mode == AUTOCORRECT_NEVER) {
 		fprintf_ln(stderr, _("git: '%s' is not a git command. See 'git --help'."), cmd);
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
 	load_command_list("git-", &main_cmds, &other_cmds);
+	read_early_config(the_repository, resolve_aliases, &aliases);
 
-	add_cmd_list(&main_cmds, &cfg.aliases);
+	add_cmd_list(&main_cmds, &aliases);
 	add_cmd_list(&main_cmds, &other_cmds);
 	QSORT(main_cmds.names, main_cmds.cnt, cmdname_compare);
 	uniq(&main_cmds);
@@ -674,18 +668,17 @@ char *help_unknown_cmd(const char *cmd)
 			; /* still counting */
 	}
 
-	if (cfg.autocorr.mode != AUTOCORRECT_HINTONLY && n == 1 &&
+	if (autocorr.mode != AUTOCORRECT_HINTONLY && n == 1 &&
 	    SIMILAR_ENOUGH(best_similarity)) {
 		char *assumed = xstrdup(main_cmds.names[0]->name);
 
 		fprintf_ln(stderr,
-			   _("WARNING: You called a Git command named '%s', "
-			     "which does not exist."),
+			   _("WARNING: You called a Git command named '%s', which does not exist."),
 			   cmd);
 
-		autocorr_confirm(&cfg.autocorr, assumed);
+		autocorr_confirm(&autocorr, assumed);
 
-		cmdnames_release(&cfg.aliases);
+		cmdnames_release(&aliases);
 		cmdnames_release(&main_cmds);
 		cmdnames_release(&other_cmds);
 		return assumed;