diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 2cd6bdd7d2..4a27ad41cb 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -337,9 +337,9 @@ core.quotePath::
 
 core.eol::
 	Sets the line ending type to use in the working directory for
-	files that have the `text` property set.  Alternatives are
-	'lf', 'crlf' and 'native', which uses the platform's native
-	line ending.  The default value is `native`.  See
+	files that have the `text` property set when core.autocrlf is false.
+	Alternatives are 'lf', 'crlf' and 'native', which uses the platform's
+	native line ending.  The default value is `native`.  See
 	linkgit:gitattributes[5] for more information on end-of-line
 	conversion.
 
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 9ba40bc1b0..a6adc8bc9e 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -803,8 +803,6 @@ static int git_default_core_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 
 	if (!strcmp(var, "core.autocrlf")) {
 		if (value && !strcasecmp(value, "input")) {
-			if (core_eol == EOL_CRLF)
-				return error("core.autocrlf=input conflicts with core.eol=crlf");
 			auto_crlf = AUTO_CRLF_INPUT;
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -830,8 +828,6 @@ static int git_default_core_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 			core_eol = EOL_NATIVE;
 		else
 			core_eol = EOL_UNSET;
-		if (core_eol == EOL_CRLF && auto_crlf == AUTO_CRLF_INPUT)
-			return error("core.autocrlf=input conflicts with core.eol=crlf");
 		return 0;
 	}