diff --git a/scalafmt-tests-community/common/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/community/common/CommunitySuite.scala b/scalafmt-tests-community/common/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/community/common/CommunitySuite.scala
index ee15e447c6..c2a90c8a8d 100644
--- a/scalafmt-tests-community/common/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/community/common/CommunitySuite.scala
+++ b/scalafmt-tests-community/common/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/community/common/CommunitySuite.scala
@@ -87,15 +87,14 @@ abstract class CommunitySuite extends FunSuite {
     val folderPath = communityProjectsDirectory.resolve(build.name)
     val folder = folderPath.toString
 
-    if (OsSpecific.isWindows)
-      if (0 != runCmdRaw("git config --global core.longpaths true"))
-        runCmd("git config --system core.longpaths true", "setting long paths")
-
     if (!Files.exists(folderPath)) runCmd(
       s"git clone --depth=1 --no-single-branch ${build.giturl} $folder",
       "cloning",
     )
 
+    if (OsSpecific.isWindows)
+      runCmd(s"git -C $folder config core.longpaths true", "setting long paths")
+
     val ref = build.commit
 
     runCmd(s"git -C $folder fetch --depth=1 origin $ref", s"fetching [ref=$ref]")