diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index 8746c5e3e8..3be52cd316 100644
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c

@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ static void finish(struct commit *head_commit,
                opts.output_format |=
                        DIFF_FORMAT_SUMMARY | DIFF_FORMAT_DIFFSTAT;
                opts.detect_rename = DIFF_DETECT_RENAME;
+               git_config_get_bool("merge.renames", &opts.detect_rename);
                diff_setup_done(&opts);
                diff_tree_oid(head, new_head, "", &opts);
                diffcore_std(&opts);