diff --git a/bin/git-authors b/bin/git-authors
index 194a64b..0996e3b 100755
--- a/bin/git-authors
+++ b/bin/git-authors
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 LIST=false
 FILE=""
+EDITOR=$(git var GIT_EDITOR)
 
 if test "$1" = "-l" || test "$1" = "--list"; then
   LIST=true
diff --git a/bin/git-changelog b/bin/git-changelog
index 096d732..7c0cdd9 100755
--- a/bin/git-changelog
+++ b/bin/git-changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ FILE=""
 LIST=false
 TAG="n.n.n"
 GIT_LOG_OPTS=""
+EDITOR=$(git var GIT_EDITOR)
 
 while [ "$1" != "" ]; do
   case $1 in