diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
index 0350350079..6e17caf8d7 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
@@ -2252,14 +2252,7 @@ _git_config ()
 	esac
 	case "$cur" in
 	--*)
-		__gitcomp "
-			--system --global --local --file=
-			--list --replace-all
-			--get --get-all --get-regexp
-			--add --unset --unset-all
-			--remove-section --rename-section
-			--name-only
-			"
+		__gitcomp_builtin config
 		return
 		;;
 	branch.*.*)