diff --git a/builtin-log.c b/builtin-log.c
index 7f4186f19e..017fcf82ce 100644
--- a/builtin-log.c
+++ b/builtin-log.c
@@ -108,10 +108,11 @@ static void cmd_log_init(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * defeat log.decorate configuration interacting with --pretty
+	 * defeat log.decorate configuration interacting with --pretty=raw
 	 * from the command line.
 	 */
-	if (!decoration_given && rev->pretty_given)
+	if (!decoration_given && rev->pretty_given
+	    && rev->commit_format == CMIT_FMT_RAW)
 		decoration_style = 0;
 
 	if (decoration_style) {
diff --git a/t/t4202-log.sh b/t/t4202-log.sh
index 166de4479c..2230e606ed 100755
--- a/t/t4202-log.sh
+++ b/t/t4202-log.sh
@@ -390,62 +390,50 @@ test_expect_success 'log --graph with merge' '
 test_expect_success 'log.decorate configuration' '
 	git config --unset-all log.decorate || :
 
-	git log >expect.none &&
-	git log --decorate >expect.short &&
-	git log --decorate=full >expect.full &&
-	git log --oneline >expect.oneline &&
+	git log --oneline >expect.none &&
+	git log --oneline --decorate >expect.short &&
+	git log --oneline --decorate=full >expect.full &&
 
 	echo "[log] decorate" >>.git/config &&
-	git log >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect.short actual &&
 	git log --oneline >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect.oneline actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.short actual &&
 
 	git config --unset-all log.decorate &&
 	git config log.decorate true &&
-	git log >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect.short actual &&
-	git log --decorate=full >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect.full actual &&
-	git log --decorate=no >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect.none actual &&
 	git log --oneline >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect.oneline actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.short actual &&
+	git log --oneline --decorate=full >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.full actual &&
+	git log --oneline --decorate=no >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.none actual &&
 
 	git config --unset-all log.decorate &&
 	git config log.decorate no &&
-	git log >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect.none actual &&
-	git log --decorate >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect.short actual &&
-	git log --decorate=full >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect.full actual &&
 	git log --oneline >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect.oneline actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.none actual &&
+	git log --oneline --decorate >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.short actual &&
+	git log --oneline --decorate=full >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.full actual &&
 
 	git config --unset-all log.decorate &&
 	git config log.decorate short &&
-	git log >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect.short actual &&
-	git log --no-decorate >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect.none actual &&
-	git log --decorate=full >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect.full actual &&
 	git log --oneline >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect.oneline actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.short actual &&
+	git log --oneline --no-decorate >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.none actual &&
+	git log --oneline --decorate=full >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.full actual &&
 
 	git config --unset-all log.decorate &&
 	git config log.decorate full &&
-	git log >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect.full actual &&
-	git log --no-decorate >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect.none actual &&
-	git log --decorate >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect.short actual
 	git log --oneline >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect.oneline actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.full actual &&
+	git log --oneline --no-decorate >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.none actual &&
+	git log --oneline --decorate >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect.short actual
 
-	:
 '
 
 test_done