diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index 612dd7b..30264cf 100644
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c
@@ -567,6 +567,8 @@ static int git_merge_config(const char *k, const char *v, void *cb)
 
 	if (!strcmp(k, "merge.diffstat") || !strcmp(k, "merge.stat"))
 		show_diffstat = git_config_bool(k, v);
+	else if (!strcmp(k, "merge.verifysignatures"))
+		verify_signatures = git_config_bool(k, v);
 	else if (!strcmp(k, "pull.twohead"))
 		return git_config_string(&pull_twohead, k, v);
 	else if (!strcmp(k, "pull.octopus"))