diff --git a/Assistant/Threads/Committer.hs b/Assistant/Threads/Committer.hs
index 53663e8b5b..7e41ca8e01 100644
--- a/Assistant/Threads/Committer.hs
+++ b/Assistant/Threads/Committer.hs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ commitThread = namedThread "Committer" $ do
 	largefilematcher <- liftAnnex largeFilesMatcher
 	annexdotfiles <- liftAnnex $ getGitConfigVal annexDotFiles
 	addunlockedmatcher <- liftAnnex $
-		ifM (annexSupportUnlocked <$> Annex.getGitConfig)
+		ifM (annexAssistantAllowUnlocked <$> Annex.getGitConfig)
 			( Just <$> addUnlockedMatcher
 			, return Nothing
 			)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 21888c75f1..327fbbed7b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ git-annex (10.20250930) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * Support ssh remotes with '#' and '?' in the path to the repository,
     the same way git does.
+  * assistant: Fix reversion that caused files to be added locked by
+    default.
 
  -- Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>  Mon, 20 Oct 2025 15:22:30 -0400