1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/path.c b/path.c
index 5ec34905a3..62a2ae82dd 100644
--- a/path.c
+++ b/path.c
@@ -668,11 +668,15 @@ const char *enter_repo(const char *path, int strict)
 			return NULL;
 		path = validated_path;
 	}
-	else if (chdir(path))
-		return NULL;
+	else {
+		const char *gitfile = read_gitfile(path);
+		if (gitfile)
+			path = gitfile;
+		if (chdir(path))
+			return NULL;
+	}
 
-	if (access("objects", X_OK) == 0 && access("refs", X_OK) == 0 &&
-	    validate_headref("HEAD") == 0) {
+	if (is_git_directory(".")) {
 		set_git_dir(".");
 		check_repository_format();
 		return path;