diff --git a/emacs.el b/emacs.el
index 8a1bfab..8e7c3a6 100644
--- a/emacs.el
+++ b/emacs.el
@@ -813,6 +813,9 @@ found, otherwise returns nil."
 
 (when (safe-require-or-eval 'git-commit)
   (global-git-commit-mode 1))
+(with-eval-after-load 'git-commit
+  (add-hook 'git-commit-setup-hook
+            'turn-off-auto-fill t))
 
 (autoload-eval-lazily 'sl)