diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e309e63..be1efc2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 
 ## Bugfixes
 
+- Fix logic for when to use global ignore file. There was a bug where the only case where the
+  global ignore file wasn't processed was if `--no-ignore` was passed, but neither `--unrestricted`
+  nor `--no-global-ignore-file` is passed. See #1209
+
 ## Changes
 
 ## Other
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 1a95163..001ba5a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -240,7 +240,9 @@ fn construct_config(mut opts: Opts, pattern_regexps: &[String]) -> Result<Config
         read_fdignore: !(opts.no_ignore || opts.rg_alias_ignore()),
         read_vcsignore: !(opts.no_ignore || opts.rg_alias_ignore() || opts.no_ignore_vcs),
         read_parent_ignore: !opts.no_ignore_parent,
-        read_global_ignore: !opts.no_ignore || opts.rg_alias_ignore() || opts.no_global_ignore_file,
+        read_global_ignore: !(opts.no_ignore
+            || opts.rg_alias_ignore()
+            || opts.no_global_ignore_file),
         follow_links: opts.follow,
         one_file_system: opts.one_file_system,
         null_separator: opts.null_separator,