diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index fd8e16593120c1..b8497b9fa79d14 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -1694,7 +1694,7 @@ static int git_default_core_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 
 	if (!strcmp(var, "core.fsyncobjectfiles")) {
 		if (fsync_object_files < 0)
-			warning(_("core.fsyncobjectfiles is deprecated; use core.fsync instead"));
+			warning(_("core.fsyncObjectFiles is deprecated; use core.fsync instead"));
 		fsync_object_files = git_config_bool(var, value);
 		return 0;
 	}