diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/config/config.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/config/config.rs
index 68b42305fdcc..646e76d46b68 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/config/config.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/config/config.rs
@@ -2509,6 +2509,7 @@ impl Config {
         GitConfig {
             git_repository: &self.stage0_metadata.config.git_repository,
             nightly_branch: &self.stage0_metadata.config.nightly_branch,
+            git_merge_commit_email: &self.stage0_metadata.config.git_merge_commit_email,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/tools/build_helper/src/git.rs b/src/tools/build_helper/src/git.rs
index cc48a8964a37..98e5b7a328eb 100644
--- a/src/tools/build_helper/src/git.rs
+++ b/src/tools/build_helper/src/git.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
 pub struct GitConfig<'a> {
     pub git_repository: &'a str,
     pub nightly_branch: &'a str,
+    pub git_merge_commit_email: &'a str,
 }
 
 /// Runs a command and returns the output