diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
index a98c2fd2de..1c35eef56a 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@ _git_config ()
 		local remote="${prev#remote.}"
 		remote="${remote%.fetch}"
 		if [ -z "$cur" ]; then
-			__gitcompadd "refs/heads/" "" "" ""
+			__gitcomp_nl "refs/heads/" "" "" ""
 			return
 		fi
 		__gitcomp_nl "$(__git_refs_remotes "$remote")"