diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a7cfd6d5a0..6483b21cbf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .DS_Store
+config.mak
 Git Gui.app*
 git-gui.tcl
 GIT-VERSION-FILE
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ef9cd91262..e860319278 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ ifeq ($(findstring $(MAKEFLAGS),s),s)
 QUIET_GEN =
 endif
 
+-include config.mak
+
 DESTDIR_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(DESTDIR))
 gitexecdir_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(gitexecdir))
 SHELL_PATH_SQ = $(subst ','\'',$(SHELL_PATH))