diff --git a/builtin/init-db.c b/builtin/init-db.c
index 981b87aa1c..60927b3d0e 100644
--- a/builtin/init-db.c
+++ b/builtin/init-db.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static int git_init_db_config(const char *k, const char *v, void *cb)
 		return git_config_pathname(&init_db_template_dir, k, v);
 
 	if (starts_with(k, "core."))
-		return platform_core_config(k, v);
+		return platform_core_config(k, v, cb);
 
 	return 0;
 }