diff --git a/send-pack.c b/send-pack.c
index 610029a0d4ff7a..17f589ed2328ca 100644
--- a/send-pack.c
+++ b/send-pack.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "sha1-array.h"
 #include "gpg-interface.h"
 #include "cache.h"
+#include "gvfs.h"
 
 int option_parse_push_signed(const struct option *opt,
 			     const char *arg, int unset)
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ static int send_pack_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *unused)
 
 static void feed_object(const struct object_id *oid, FILE *fh, int negative)
 {
-	if (negative &&
+	if (negative && !gvfs_config_is_set(GVFS_MISSING_OK) &&
 	    !has_object_file_with_flags(oid, OBJECT_INFO_SKIP_FETCH_OBJECT))
 		return;