diff --git a/t/t1016-compatObjectFormat.sh b/t/t1016-compatObjectFormat.sh
index 92024fe51d..8341a2fe83 100755
--- a/t/t1016-compatObjectFormat.sh
+++ b/t/t1016-compatObjectFormat.sh
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ do
 		git config core.repositoryformatversion 1 &&
 		git config extensions.objectformat $hash &&
 		git config extensions.compatobjectformat $(compat_hash $hash) &&
-		git config gpg.program $TEST_DIRECTORY/t1016/gpg &&
-		echo "Hello World!" > hello &&
+		test_config gpg.program $TEST_DIRECTORY/t1016/gpg &&
+		echo "Hello World!" >hello &&
 		eval hello_${hash}_oid=$(git hash-object hello) &&
 		git update-index --add hello &&
 		git commit -m "Initial commit" &&