diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
index 8a5242184b501a..3ef7b68aa8137b 100644
--- a/setup.c
+++ b/setup.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static int abspath_part_inside_repo(char *path)
 	size_t wtlen;
 	char *path0;
 	int off;
-	const char *work_tree = get_git_work_tree();
+	const char *work_tree = precompose_string_if_needed(get_git_work_tree());
 	struct strbuf realpath = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	if (!work_tree)
diff --git a/t/t3910-mac-os-precompose.sh b/t/t3910-mac-os-precompose.sh
index 898267a6bd1c8d..6d5918c8feaf95 100755
--- a/t/t3910-mac-os-precompose.sh
+++ b/t/t3910-mac-os-precompose.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,27 @@ Alongc=$Alongc$Alongc$Alongc$Alongc$Alongc           #50 Byte
 Alongc=$Alongc$Alongc$Alongc$Alongc$Alongc           #250 Byte
 Alongc=$Alongc$AEligatu$AEligatu                     #254 Byte
 
+
+ls_files_nfc_nfd () {
+	test_when_finished "git config --global --unset core.precomposeunicode" &&
+	prglbl=$1
+	prlocl=$2
+	aumlcreat=$3
+	aumllist=$4
+	git config --global core.precomposeunicode $prglbl &&
+	(
+		rm -rf .git &&
+		mkdir -p "somewhere/$prglbl/$prlocl/$aumlcreat" &&
+		mypwd=$PWD &&
+		cd "somewhere/$prglbl/$prlocl/$aumlcreat" &&
+		git init &&
+		git config core.precomposeunicode $prlocl &&
+		git --literal-pathspecs ls-files "$mypwd/somewhere/$prglbl/$prlocl/$aumllist" 2>err &&
+		>expected &&
+		test_cmp expected err
+	)
+}
+
 test_expect_success "detect if nfd needed" '
 	precomposeunicode=$(git config core.precomposeunicode) &&
 	test "$precomposeunicode" = true &&
@@ -211,8 +232,8 @@ test_expect_success "unicode decomposed: git restore -p . " '
 '
 
 # Test if the global core.precomposeunicode stops autosensing
-# Must be the last test case
 test_expect_success "respect git config --global core.precomposeunicode" '
+	test_when_finished "git config --global --unset core.precomposeunicode" &&
 	git config --global core.precomposeunicode true &&
 	rm -rf .git &&
 	git init &&
@@ -220,4 +241,20 @@ test_expect_success "respect git config --global core.precomposeunicode" '
 	test "$precomposeunicode" = "true"
 '
 
+test_expect_success "ls-files false false nfd nfd" '
+	ls_files_nfc_nfd false false $Adiarnfd $Adiarnfd
+'
+
+test_expect_success "ls-files false true nfd nfd" '
+	ls_files_nfc_nfd false true $Adiarnfd $Adiarnfd
+'
+
+test_expect_success "ls-files true false nfd nfd" '
+	ls_files_nfc_nfd true false $Adiarnfd $Adiarnfd
+'
+
+test_expect_success "ls-files true true nfd nfd" '
+	ls_files_nfc_nfd true true $Adiarnfd $Adiarnfd
+'
+
 test_done