diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp
index 7bacca13070c5a80a9329fd92eb295252cb2ab74..64feea302edc81ef3c0f9414469adfaced37c878 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ GitSettings::GitSettings()
     declareKey(ignoreSpaceChangesInDiffKey, true);
     declareKey(ignoreSpaceChangesInBlameKey, true);
     declareKey(diffPatienceKey, true);
-    declareKey(winSetHomeEnvironmentKey, false);
+    declareKey(winSetHomeEnvironmentKey, true);
     declareKey(gitkOptionsKey, QString());
     declareKey(showPrettyFormatKey, 2);
     declareKey(logDiffKey, false);