diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
index 4bdd27ddc8..8108eda1e8 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ __gitcomp ()
 	local cur_="${3-$cur}"
 
 	case "$cur_" in
-	--*=)
+	*=)
 		;;
 	--no-*)
 		local c i=0 IFS=$' \t\n'
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ __gitcomp_builtin ()
 	local incl="${2-}"
 	local excl="${3-}"
 
-	local var=__gitcomp_builtin_"${cmd/-/_}"
+	local var=__gitcomp_builtin_"${cmd//-/_}"
 	local options
 	eval "options=\${$var-}"
 
@@ -2650,10 +2650,10 @@ __git_complete_config_variable_name ()
 		return
 		;;
 	branch.*)
-		local pfx="${cur%.*}."
-		cur_="${cur#*.}"
+		local pfx="${cur_%.*}."
+		cur_="${cur_#*.}"
 		__gitcomp_direct "$(__git_heads "$pfx" "$cur_" ".")"
-		__gitcomp_nl_append $'autoSetupMerge\nautoSetupRebase\n' "$pfx" "$cur_" "$sfx"
+		__gitcomp_nl_append $'autoSetupMerge\nautoSetupRebase\n' "$pfx" "$cur_" "${sfx- }"
 		return
 		;;
 	guitool.*.*)
@@ -2687,7 +2687,7 @@ __git_complete_config_variable_name ()
 		local pfx="${cur_%.*}."
 		cur_="${cur_#*.}"
 		__git_compute_all_commands
-		__gitcomp_nl "$__git_all_commands" "$pfx" "$cur_" "$sfx"
+		__gitcomp_nl "$__git_all_commands" "$pfx" "$cur_" "${sfx- }"
 		return
 		;;
 	remote.*.*)
@@ -2703,7 +2703,7 @@ __git_complete_config_variable_name ()
 		local pfx="${cur_%.*}."
 		cur_="${cur_#*.}"
 		__gitcomp_nl "$(__git_remotes)" "$pfx" "$cur_" "."
-		__gitcomp_nl_append "pushDefault" "$pfx" "$cur_" "$sfx"
+		__gitcomp_nl_append "pushDefault" "$pfx" "$cur_" "${sfx- }"
 		return
 		;;
 	url.*.*)
diff --git a/t/t9902-completion.sh b/t/t9902-completion.sh
index 11573936d5..5decc3b269 100755
--- a/t/t9902-completion.sh
+++ b/t/t9902-completion.sh
@@ -540,6 +540,15 @@ test_expect_success '__gitcomp - expand/narrow all negative options' '
 	EOF
 '
 
+test_expect_success '__gitcomp - equal skip' '
+	test_gitcomp "--option=" "--option=" <<-\EOF &&
+
+	EOF
+	test_gitcomp "option=" "option=" <<-\EOF
+
+	EOF
+'
+
 test_expect_success '__gitcomp - doesnt fail because of invalid variable name' '
 	__gitcomp "$invalid_variable_name"
 '
@@ -2380,6 +2389,12 @@ test_expect_success 'git clone --config= - value' '
 	EOF
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'options with value' '
+	test_completion "git merge -X diff-algorithm=" <<-\EOF
+
+	EOF
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'sourcing the completion script clears cached commands' '
 	__git_compute_all_commands &&
 	verbose test -n "$__git_all_commands" &&