1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index 42a4e7106e..930fdc9c2f 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -543,6 +543,8 @@ static const char *remotes_remote_for_branch(struct remote_state *remote_state,
 	}
 	if (explicit)
 		*explicit = 0;
+	if (remote_state->remotes_nr == 1)
+		return remote_state->remotes[0]->name;
 	return "origin";
 }