diff --git a/builtin/config.c b/builtin/config.c
index 92ebf23f0a..a7c55e6888 100644
--- a/builtin/config.c
+++ b/builtin/config.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static int get_colorbool(int print)
 		return get_colorbool_found ? 0 : 1;
 }
 
-static void check_blob_write(void)
+static void check_write(void)
 {
 	if (given_config_blob)
 		die("writing config blobs is not supported");
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	}
 	else if (actions == ACTION_SET) {
 		int ret;
-		check_blob_write();
+		check_write();
 		check_argc(argc, 2, 2);
 		value = normalize_value(argv[0], argv[1]);
 		ret = git_config_set_in_file(given_config_file, argv[0], value);
@@ -582,21 +582,21 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		return ret;
 	}
 	else if (actions == ACTION_SET_ALL) {
-		check_blob_write();
+		check_write();
 		check_argc(argc, 2, 3);
 		value = normalize_value(argv[0], argv[1]);
 		return git_config_set_multivar_in_file(given_config_file,
 						       argv[0], value, argv[2], 0);
 	}
 	else if (actions == ACTION_ADD) {
-		check_blob_write();
+		check_write();
 		check_argc(argc, 2, 2);
 		value = normalize_value(argv[0], argv[1]);
 		return git_config_set_multivar_in_file(given_config_file,
 						       argv[0], value, "^$", 0);
 	}
 	else if (actions == ACTION_REPLACE_ALL) {
-		check_blob_write();
+		check_write();
 		check_argc(argc, 2, 3);
 		value = normalize_value(argv[0], argv[1]);
 		return git_config_set_multivar_in_file(given_config_file,
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		return get_urlmatch(argv[0], argv[1]);
 	}
 	else if (actions == ACTION_UNSET) {
-		check_blob_write();
+		check_write();
 		check_argc(argc, 1, 2);
 		if (argc == 2)
 			return git_config_set_multivar_in_file(given_config_file,
@@ -633,14 +633,14 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 						      argv[0], NULL);
 	}
 	else if (actions == ACTION_UNSET_ALL) {
-		check_blob_write();
+		check_write();
 		check_argc(argc, 1, 2);
 		return git_config_set_multivar_in_file(given_config_file,
 						       argv[0], NULL, argv[1], 1);
 	}
 	else if (actions == ACTION_RENAME_SECTION) {
 		int ret;
-		check_blob_write();
+		check_write();
 		check_argc(argc, 2, 2);
 		ret = git_config_rename_section_in_file(given_config_file,
 							argv[0], argv[1]);
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ int cmd_config(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	}
 	else if (actions == ACTION_REMOVE_SECTION) {
 		int ret;
-		check_blob_write();
+		check_write();
 		check_argc(argc, 1, 1);
 		ret = git_config_rename_section_in_file(given_config_file,
 							argv[0], NULL);