diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.zsh b/contrib/completion/git-completion.zsh
index 234e4278a2..7126c75001 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.zsh
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.zsh
@@ -119,10 +119,7 @@ __gitcomp_nl ()
 
 __gitcomp_nl_append ()
 {
-	emulate -L zsh
-
-	compset -P '*[=:]'
-	compadd -Q -S "${4- }" -p "${2-}" -- ${(f)1} && _ret=0
+	__gitcomp_nl "$@"
 }
 
 __gitcomp_file_direct ()