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diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index 205b89dc69..b1ac837f3d 100644
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ void create_branch(const char *head,
die("Cannot setup tracking information; starting point is not a branch.");
break;
case 1:
- /* Unique completion -- good */
+ /* Unique completion -- good, only if it is a real ref */
+ if (track == BRANCH_TRACK_EXPLICIT && !strcmp(real_ref, "HEAD"))
+ die("Cannot setup tracking information; starting point is not a branch.");
break;
default:
die("Ambiguous object name: '%s'.", start_name);