diff --git a/custom/conf/app.example.ini b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
index dacd66b860b..43005ade6d9 100644
--- a/custom/conf/app.example.ini
+++ b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
@@ -811,6 +811,7 @@ LEVEL = Info
 ;[git.config]
 ;diff.algorithm = histogram
 ;core.logAllRefUpdates = true
+;maintenance.strategy = gc
 
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
diff --git a/modules/setting/git.go b/modules/setting/git.go
index c8324c76413..bec53301532 100644
--- a/modules/setting/git.go
+++ b/modules/setting/git.go
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ func loadGitFrom(rootCfg ConfigProvider) {
 	GitConfig.Options = make(map[string]string)
 	GitConfig.SetOption("diff.algorithm", "histogram")
 	GitConfig.SetOption("core.logAllRefUpdates", "true")
+	GitConfig.SetOption("maintenance.strategy", "gc") // git 2.54's push-time default "geometric" delays pushes and repacks concurrently with other writes
 
 	secGitReflog := rootCfg.Section("git.reflog")
 	if secGitReflog.HasKey("ENABLED") {
diff --git a/modules/setting/git_test.go b/modules/setting/git_test.go
index 1101ec5bed2..372eed067d8 100644
--- a/modules/setting/git_test.go
+++ b/modules/setting/git_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ a.b = 1
 	loadGitFrom(cfg)
 	assert.Equal(t, "1", GitConfig.Options["a.b"])
 	assert.Equal(t, "histogram", GitConfig.Options["diff.algorithm"])
+	assert.Equal(t, "gc", GitConfig.Options["maintenance.strategy"])
 
 	cfg, err = NewConfigProviderFromData(`
 [git.config]