diff --git a/common-main.c b/common-main.c
index 2b96bbf436..57c912a78e 100644
--- a/common-main.c
+++ b/common-main.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
+#include "exec_cmd.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char **av)
 {
@@ -8,5 +9,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **av)
 	 */
 	const char **argv = (const char **)av;
 
+	argv[0] = git_extract_argv0_path(argv[0]);
+
 	return cmd_main(argc, argv);
 }
diff --git a/daemon.c b/daemon.c
index e6b86d2153..f2bc7f43f6 100644
--- a/daemon.c
+++ b/daemon.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "pkt-line.h"
-#include "exec_cmd.h"
 #include "run-command.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
 #include "string-list.h"
@@ -1190,8 +1189,6 @@ int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	git_setup_gettext();
 
-	git_extract_argv0_path(argv[0]);
-
 	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
 		const char *arg = argv[i];
 		const char *v;
diff --git a/fast-import.c b/fast-import.c
index bd649268b2..72d209c19a 100644
--- a/fast-import.c
+++ b/fast-import.c
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ Format of STDIN stream:
 #include "refs.h"
 #include "csum-file.h"
 #include "quote.h"
-#include "exec_cmd.h"
 #include "dir.h"
 
 #define PACK_ID_BITS 16
@@ -3385,8 +3384,6 @@ int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 
-	git_extract_argv0_path(argv[0]);
-
 	git_setup_gettext();
 
 	if (argc == 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-h"))
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index e2444046f5..3b4e12d7c6 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
 	const char *cmd;
 	int done_help = 0;
 
-	cmd = git_extract_argv0_path(argv[0]);
+	cmd = argv[0];
 	if (!cmd)
 		cmd = "git-help";
 
diff --git a/http-backend.c b/http-backend.c
index 3249652b3d..2926d1f9e7 100644
--- a/http-backend.c
+++ b/http-backend.c
@@ -642,7 +642,6 @@ int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	git_setup_gettext();
 
-	git_extract_argv0_path(argv[0]);
 	set_die_routine(die_webcgi);
 	set_die_is_recursing_routine(die_webcgi_recursing);
 
diff --git a/http-fetch.c b/http-fetch.c
index eb559eb83b..244cd0db5d 100644
--- a/http-fetch.c
+++ b/http-fetch.c
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	git_setup_gettext();
 
-	git_extract_argv0_path(argv[0]);
-
 	while (arg < argc && argv[arg][0] == '-') {
 		if (argv[arg][1] == 't') {
 			get_tree = 1;
diff --git a/http-push.c b/http-push.c
index 98228a4262..acfcd1f1ad 100644
--- a/http-push.c
+++ b/http-push.c
@@ -1711,8 +1711,6 @@ int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	git_setup_gettext();
 
-	git_extract_argv0_path(argv[0]);
-
 	repo = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*repo));
 
 	argv++;
diff --git a/imap-send.c b/imap-send.c
index 890e1cbb64..125b2183a7 100644
--- a/imap-send.c
+++ b/imap-send.c
@@ -1500,8 +1500,6 @@ int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
 	int total;
 	int nongit_ok;
 
-	git_extract_argv0_path(argv[0]);
-
 	git_setup_gettext();
 
 	setup_git_directory_gently(&nongit_ok);
diff --git a/remote-curl.c b/remote-curl.c
index 6ebc2a0c11..cdbaed1479 100644
--- a/remote-curl.c
+++ b/remote-curl.c
@@ -991,7 +991,6 @@ int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	git_setup_gettext();
 
-	git_extract_argv0_path(argv[0]);
 	setup_git_directory_gently(&nongit);
 	if (argc < 2) {
 		error("remote-curl: usage: git remote-curl <remote> [<url>]");
diff --git a/remote-testsvn.c b/remote-testsvn.c
index 32631eb14a..f87bf851ba 100644
--- a/remote-testsvn.c
+++ b/remote-testsvn.c
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
 	static struct remote *remote;
 	const char *url_in;
 
-	git_extract_argv0_path(argv[0]);
 	setup_git_directory();
 	if (argc < 2 || argc > 3) {
 		usage("git-remote-svn <remote-name> [<url>]");
diff --git a/shell.c b/shell.c
index 3dd7fdcfe6..ca00807d7e 100644
--- a/shell.c
+++ b/shell.c
@@ -147,8 +147,6 @@ int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	git_setup_gettext();
 
-	git_extract_argv0_path(argv[0]);
-
 	/*
 	 * Always open file descriptors 0/1/2 to avoid clobbering files
 	 * in die().  It also avoids messing up when the pipes are dup'ed
diff --git a/upload-pack.c b/upload-pack.c
index 909ce68cfb..8f2dd7d49a 100644
--- a/upload-pack.c
+++ b/upload-pack.c
@@ -826,7 +826,6 @@ int cmd_main(int argc, const char **argv)
 	git_setup_gettext();
 
 	packet_trace_identity("upload-pack");
-	git_extract_argv0_path(argv[0]);
 	check_replace_refs = 0;
 
 	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {