diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 50f2d17b39..d932d4b134 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -1436,11 +1436,6 @@ static int git_default_core_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 		return git_config_pathname(&git_attributes_file, var, value);
 	}
 
-	if (!strcmp(var, "core.hookspath")) {
-		FREE_AND_NULL(git_hooks_path);
-		return git_config_pathname(&git_hooks_path, var, value);
-	}
-
 	if (!strcmp(var, "core.bare")) {
 		is_bare_repository_cfg = git_config_bool(var, value);
 		return 0;
diff --git a/environment.c b/environment.c
index 8389a27270..39755873ee 100644
--- a/environment.c
+++ b/environment.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ char *git_log_output_encoding;
 char *apply_default_whitespace;
 char *apply_default_ignorewhitespace;
 char *git_attributes_file;
-char *git_hooks_path;
 int zlib_compression_level = Z_BEST_SPEED;
 int pack_compression_level = Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION;
 int fsync_object_files = -1;
diff --git a/environment.h b/environment.h
index 2f43340f0b..66989afbac 100644
--- a/environment.h
+++ b/environment.h
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ extern int warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity;
 extern char *apply_default_whitespace;
 extern char *apply_default_ignorewhitespace;
 extern char *git_attributes_file;
-extern char *git_hooks_path;
 extern int zlib_compression_level;
 extern int pack_compression_level;
 extern size_t packed_git_window_size;
diff --git a/path.c b/path.c
index a42f72800d..e81ebd3b5c 100644
--- a/path.c
+++ b/path.c
@@ -387,10 +387,11 @@ void report_linked_checkout_garbage(struct repository *r)
 	strbuf_release(&sb);
 }
 
-static void adjust_git_path(const struct repository *repo,
+static void adjust_git_path(struct repository *repo,
 			    struct strbuf *buf, int git_dir_len)
 {
 	const char *base = buf->buf + git_dir_len;
+
 	if (is_dir_file(base, "info", "grafts"))
 		strbuf_splice(buf, 0, buf->len,
 			      repo->graft_file, strlen(repo->graft_file));
@@ -399,8 +400,8 @@ static void adjust_git_path(const struct repository *repo,
 			      repo->index_file, strlen(repo->index_file));
 	else if (dir_prefix(base, "objects"))
 		replace_dir(buf, git_dir_len + 7, repo->objects->odb->path);
-	else if (git_hooks_path && dir_prefix(base, "hooks"))
-		replace_dir(buf, git_dir_len + 5, git_hooks_path);
+	else if (repo_settings_get_hooks_path(repo) && dir_prefix(base, "hooks"))
+		replace_dir(buf, git_dir_len + 5, repo_settings_get_hooks_path(repo));
 	else if (repo->different_commondir)
 		update_common_dir(buf, git_dir_len, repo->commondir);
 }
@@ -417,7 +418,7 @@ static void strbuf_worktree_gitdir(struct strbuf *buf,
 		repo_common_path_append(repo, buf, "worktrees/%s", wt->id);
 }
 
-static void repo_git_pathv(const struct repository *repo,
+static void repo_git_pathv(struct repository *repo,
 			   const struct worktree *wt, struct strbuf *buf,
 			   const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {
@@ -432,7 +433,7 @@ static void repo_git_pathv(const struct repository *repo,
 	strbuf_cleanup_path(buf);
 }
 
-char *repo_git_path(const struct repository *repo,
+char *repo_git_path(struct repository *repo,
 		    const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
@@ -443,7 +444,7 @@ char *repo_git_path(const struct repository *repo,
 	return strbuf_detach(&path, NULL);
 }
 
-const char *repo_git_path_append(const struct repository *repo,
+const char *repo_git_path_append(struct repository *repo,
 				 struct strbuf *sb,
 				 const char *fmt, ...)
 {
@@ -454,7 +455,7 @@ const char *repo_git_path_append(const struct repository *repo,
 	return sb->buf;
 }
 
-const char *repo_git_path_replace(const struct repository *repo,
+const char *repo_git_path_replace(struct repository *repo,
 				  struct strbuf *sb,
 				  const char *fmt, ...)
 {
diff --git a/path.h b/path.h
index f28d5a7ca9..373404dd9d 100644
--- a/path.h
+++ b/path.h
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ const char *repo_common_path_replace(const struct repository *repo,
  * For an exhaustive list of the adjustments made look at `common_list` and
  * `adjust_git_path` in path.c.
  */
-char *repo_git_path(const struct repository *repo,
+char *repo_git_path(struct repository *repo,
 		    const char *fmt, ...)
 	__attribute__((format (printf, 2, 3)));
-const char *repo_git_path_append(const struct repository *repo,
+const char *repo_git_path_append(struct repository *repo,
 				 struct strbuf *sb,
 				 const char *fmt, ...)
 	__attribute__((format (printf, 3, 4)));
-const char *repo_git_path_replace(const struct repository *repo,
+const char *repo_git_path_replace(struct repository *repo,
 				  struct strbuf *sb,
 				  const char *fmt, ...)
 	__attribute__((format (printf, 3, 4)));
diff --git a/repo-settings.c b/repo-settings.c
index 719cd7c85c..876d527581 100644
--- a/repo-settings.c
+++ b/repo-settings.c
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ void repo_settings_clear(struct repository *r)
 {
 	struct repo_settings empty = REPO_SETTINGS_INIT;
 	FREE_AND_NULL(r->settings.fsmonitor);
+	FREE_AND_NULL(r->settings.hooks_path);
 	r->settings = empty;
 }
 
@@ -173,3 +174,10 @@ int repo_settings_get_warn_ambiguous_refs(struct repository *repo)
 			      &repo->settings.warn_ambiguous_refs, 1);
 	return repo->settings.warn_ambiguous_refs;
 }
+
+const char *repo_settings_get_hooks_path(struct repository *repo)
+{
+	if (!repo->settings.hooks_path)
+		repo_config_get_pathname(repo, "core.hookspath", &repo->settings.hooks_path);
+	return repo->settings.hooks_path;
+}
diff --git a/repo-settings.h b/repo-settings.h
index c4f7e3bd8a..0cef970443 100644
--- a/repo-settings.h
+++ b/repo-settings.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ struct repo_settings {
 	size_t delta_base_cache_limit;
 	size_t packed_git_window_size;
 	size_t packed_git_limit;
+
+	char *hooks_path;
 };
 #define REPO_SETTINGS_INIT { \
 	.index_version = -1, \
@@ -79,5 +81,7 @@ void repo_settings_clear(struct repository *r);
 enum log_refs_config repo_settings_get_log_all_ref_updates(struct repository *repo);
 /* Read the value for "core.warnAmbiguousRefs". */
 int repo_settings_get_warn_ambiguous_refs(struct repository *repo);
+/* Read the value for "core.hooksPath". */
+const char *repo_settings_get_hooks_path(struct repository *repo);
 
 #endif /* REPO_SETTINGS_H */