1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/unpack-trees.c b/unpack-trees.c
index dd5999c356..b69847d6c9 100644
--- a/unpack-trees.c
+++ b/unpack-trees.c
@@ -61,8 +61,16 @@ static void unlink_entry(struct cache_entry *ce)
 {
 	if (has_symlink_or_noent_leading_path(ce->name, ce_namelen(ce)))
 		return;
-	if (unlink_or_warn(ce->name))
-		return;
+	if (S_ISGITLINK(ce->ce_mode)) {
+		if (rmdir(ce->name)) {
+			warning("unable to rmdir %s: %s",
+				ce->name, strerror(errno));
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+	else
+		if (unlink_or_warn(ce->name))
+			return;
 	schedule_dir_for_removal(ce->name, ce_namelen(ce));
 }