diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 058505cb8d8d8bb531527b620125b0204732458a..c558a21622142bf7a853abe9804496a9c8a52ac0 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ static int handle_path_include(const char *path, struct config_include_data *inc
 int git_config_include(const char *var, const char *value, void *data)
 {
 	struct config_include_data *inc = data;
-	const char *type;
 	int ret;
 
 	/*
@@ -138,10 +137,7 @@ int git_config_include(const char *var, const char *value, void *data)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (!skip_prefix(var, "include.", &type))
-		return ret;
-
-	if (!strcmp(type, "path"))
+	if (!strcmp(var, "include.path"))
 		ret = handle_path_include(value, inc);
 	return ret;
 }