diff --git a/builtin/remote.c b/builtin/remote.c
index f286ae9753..717b662d45 100644
--- a/builtin/remote.c
+++ b/builtin/remote.c
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ static int mv(int argc, const char **argv)
 		}
 		if (info->push_remote_name && !strcmp(info->push_remote_name, rename.old_name)) {
 			strbuf_reset(&buf);
-			strbuf_addf(&buf, "branch.%s.pushremote", item->string);
+			strbuf_addf(&buf, "branch.%s.pushRemote", item->string);
 			git_config_set(buf.buf, rename.new_name);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/t/t5505-remote.sh b/t/t5505-remote.sh
index ffd821c00e..421ac8629b 100755
--- a/t/t5505-remote.sh
+++ b/t/t5505-remote.sh
@@ -754,6 +754,7 @@ test_expect_success 'rename a remote' '
 		cd four &&
 		git config branch.main.pushRemote origin &&
 		git remote rename origin upstream &&
+		grep "pushRemote" .git/config &&
 		test -z "$(git for-each-ref refs/remotes/origin)" &&
 		test "$(git symbolic-ref refs/remotes/upstream/HEAD)" = "refs/remotes/upstream/main" &&
 		test "$(git rev-parse upstream/main)" = "$(git rev-parse main)" &&
@@ -770,6 +771,7 @@ test_expect_success 'rename a remote renames repo remote.pushDefault' '
 		cd four.1 &&
 		git config remote.pushDefault origin &&
 		git remote rename origin upstream &&
+		grep pushDefault .git/config &&
 		test "$(git config --local remote.pushDefault)" = "upstream"
 	)
 '