diff --git a/run-command.c b/run-command.c
index 2ee59acdc8c828..a17b613216aa2b 100644
--- a/run-command.c
+++ b/run-command.c
@@ -1356,7 +1356,6 @@ int run_hook_ve(const char *const *env, const char *name, va_list args)
 	while ((p = va_arg(args, const char *)))
 		strvec_push(&hook.args, p);
 	hook.env = env;
-	hook.no_stdin = 1;
 	hook.stdout_to_stderr = 1;
 	hook.trace2_hook_name = name;