diff --git a/lib/gitlab/oauth/user.rb b/lib/gitlab/oauth/user.rb
index ea9badb..529753c 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/oauth/user.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/oauth/user.rb
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ module Gitlab
           }
 
           user = model.build_user(opts, as: :admin)
+          user.skip_confirmation!
           user.save!
-          user.confirm!
           log.info "(OAuth) Creating user #{email} from login with extern_uid => #{uid}"
 
           if Gitlab.config.omniauth['block_auto_created_users'] && !ldap?
--
libgit2 0.21.2