diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
index 08f024a0ba..36ed502ed0 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
@@ -1606,7 +1606,7 @@ _git_init ()
 		return
 		;;
 	--*)
-		__gitcomp "--quiet --bare --template= --shared --shared="
+		__gitcomp_builtin init
 		return
 		;;
 	esac