diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index b8e8622afb..d7103a4086 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static void handle_internal_command(int argc, const char **argv, char **envp)
 		{ "show", cmd_show, RUN_SETUP | USE_PAGER },
 		{ "stripspace", cmd_stripspace },
 		{ "symbolic-ref", cmd_symbolic_ref, RUN_SETUP },
-		{ "tar-tree", cmd_tar_tree, RUN_SETUP },
+		{ "tar-tree", cmd_tar_tree },
 		{ "unpack-objects", cmd_unpack_objects, RUN_SETUP },
 		{ "update-index", cmd_update_index, RUN_SETUP },
 		{ "update-ref", cmd_update_ref, RUN_SETUP },