diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ReceivePack.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ReceivePack.java
index ef8cccf38..be2814291 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ReceivePack.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ReceivePack.java
@@ -2183,8 +2183,7 @@ private void service() throws IOException {
 
 			try {
 				if (unpackError == null) {
-					boolean atomic = isCapabilityEnabled(CAPABILITY_ATOMIC);
-					setAtomic(atomic);
+					setAtomic(isCapabilityEnabled(CAPABILITY_ATOMIC));
 
 					validateCommands();
 					if (atomic && anyRejects()) {