diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/config.lua b/lua/lazy/core/config.lua
index 87131dd..bba8696 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/config.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/config.lua
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ M.defaults = {
     -- process will lead to files with CRLF endings. Vi / vim / neovim cannot handle this.
     -- When true, Lazy will force git to clone with core.autocrlf=false. When false, Lazy will
     -- not touch the core.autocrlf setting.
-    force_autocrlf = true,
+    override_autocrlf = true,
   },
   dev = {
     -- directory where you store your local plugin projects
diff --git a/lua/lazy/manage/task/git.lua b/lua/lazy/manage/task/git.lua
index 342eccf..bdca7b7 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/manage/task/git.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/manage/task/git.lua
@@ -67,12 +67,15 @@ M.clone = {
       self.plugin.url,
     }
 
-    vim.print("force_autocrlf = " .. tostring(Config.options.git.force_autocrlf))
-
     if Config.options.git.filter then
       args[#args + 1] = "--filter=blob:none"
     end
 
+    if Config.options.git.override_autocrlf == true then
+      args[#args + 1] = "-c"
+      args[#args + 1] = "core.autocrlf=false"
+    end
+
     if self.plugin.submodules ~= false then
       args[#args + 1] = "--recurse-submodules"
     end