diff --git a/t/t3200-branch.sh b/t/t3200-branch.sh
index 08467982f6..ec56176093 100755
--- a/t/t3200-branch.sh
+++ b/t/t3200-branch.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ $ZERO_OID $HEAD $GIT_COMMITTER_NAME <$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL> 1117150200 +0000	bran
 EOF
 test_expect_success 'git branch -l d/e/f should create a branch and a log' '
 	GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="2005-05-26 23:30" \
-	git branch -l d/e/f &&
+	git -c core.logallrefupdates=false branch -l d/e/f &&
 	test_path_is_file .git/refs/heads/d/e/f &&
 	test_path_is_file .git/logs/refs/heads/d/e/f &&
 	test_cmp expect .git/logs/refs/heads/d/e/f