diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4103eca01b..2f83c432bc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ install: all
 	$(INSTALL) $(ALL_PROGRAMS) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)'
 	$(INSTALL) git$X '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)'
 	GIT_CONFIG='$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(sysconfdir_SQ)/gitconfig' \
-		$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)/git-config$X core.symlinks false
+		$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)/git$X config core.symlinks false
 	$(MAKE) -C templates DESTDIR='$(DESTDIR_SQ)' install
 	$(MAKE) -C perl prefix='$(prefix_SQ)' install
 ifndef NO_TCLTK