1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index 592b5fa..2cf8f35 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -1801,7 +1801,7 @@ static struct untracked_cache_dir *validate_untracked_cache(struct dir_struct *d
 	struct untracked_cache_dir *root;
 	int i;
 
-	if (!dir->untracked)
+	if (!dir->untracked || getenv("GIT_DISABLE_UNTRACKED_CACHE"))
 		return NULL;
 
 	/*