diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb b/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb
index 9c1d44cbf1..f6a5a1bf80 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/tap.rb
@@ -296,6 +296,10 @@ class Tap
 
     $stderr.ohai "Tapping #{name}" unless quiet
     args =  %W[clone #{requested_remote} #{path}]
+
+    # Override possible user configs like:
+    #   git config --global clone.defaultRemoteName notorigin
+    args << "--origin=origin"
     args << "--depth=1" unless full_clone
     args << "-q" if quiet