diff --git a/Documentation/config/help.txt b/Documentation/config/help.txt
index 610701f9a3745e..a4c6079af81e6c 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/help.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/help.txt
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ help.autoCorrect::
 	If git detects typos and can identify exactly one valid command similar
 	to the error, git will try to suggest the correct command or even
 	run the suggestion automatically. Possible config values are:
-	 - 0 (default): show the suggested command.
-	 - positive number: run the suggested command after specified
+	 - 0: show the suggested command (default).
+	 - 1, "true", "on", "yes", "immediate": run the suggested command
+immediately.
+	 - positive number > 1: run the suggested command after specified
 deciseconds (0.1 sec).
-	 - "immediate": run the suggested command immediately.
+	 - "false", "off", "no", "never": don't run or show any suggested command.
 	 - "prompt": show the suggestion and prompt for confirmation to run
 the command.
-	 - "never": don't run or show any suggested command.
 
 help.htmlPath::
 	Specify the path where the HTML documentation resides. File system paths
diff --git a/help.c b/help.c
index 5483ea8fd293fc..7148963e468cd2 100644
--- a/help.c
+++ b/help.c
@@ -556,6 +556,27 @@ struct help_unknown_cmd_config {
 #define AUTOCORRECT_NEVER (-2)
 #define AUTOCORRECT_IMMEDIATELY (-1)
 
+static int parse_autocorrect(const char *value)
+{
+	switch (git_parse_maybe_bool_text(value)) {
+		case 1:
+			return AUTOCORRECT_IMMEDIATELY;
+		case 0:
+			return AUTOCORRECT_NEVER;
+		default: /* other random text */
+			break;
+	}
+
+	if (!strcmp(value, "prompt"))
+		return AUTOCORRECT_PROMPT;
+	if (!strcmp(value, "never"))
+		return AUTOCORRECT_NEVER;
+	if (!strcmp(value, "immediate"))
+		return AUTOCORRECT_IMMEDIATELY;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int git_unknown_cmd_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 				  const struct config_context *ctx,
 				  void *cb)
@@ -564,20 +585,17 @@ static int git_unknown_cmd_config(const char *var, const char *value,
 	const char *p;
 
 	if (!strcmp(var, "help.autocorrect")) {
-		if (!value)
-			return config_error_nonbool(var);
-		if (!strcmp(value, "never")) {
-			cfg->autocorrect = AUTOCORRECT_NEVER;
-		} else if (!strcmp(value, "immediate")) {
-			cfg->autocorrect = AUTOCORRECT_IMMEDIATELY;
-		} else if (!strcmp(value, "prompt")) {
-			cfg->autocorrect = AUTOCORRECT_PROMPT;
-		} else {
-			int v = git_config_int(var, value, ctx->kvi);
-			cfg->autocorrect = (v < 0)
-				? AUTOCORRECT_IMMEDIATELY : v;
+		int v = parse_autocorrect(value);
+
+		if (!v) {
+			v = git_config_int(var, value, ctx->kvi);
+			if (v < 0 || v == 1)
+				v = AUTOCORRECT_IMMEDIATELY;
 		}
+
+		cfg->autocorrect = v;
 	}
+
 	/* Also use aliases for command lookup */
 	if (skip_prefix(var, "alias.", &p))
 		add_cmdname(&cfg->aliases, p, strlen(p));