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diff --git a/src/refs.c b/src/refs.c
index ed364cf90..fb23a0ef8 100644
--- a/src/refs.c
+++ b/src/refs.c
@@ -287,6 +287,15 @@ static int loose_write(git_reference *ref)
if (git_buf_joinpath(&ref_path, ref->owner->path_repository, ref->name) < 0)
return -1;
+ /* Remove a possibly existing empty directory hierarchy
+ * which name would collide with the reference name
+ */
+ if (git_path_isdir(git_buf_cstr(&ref_path)) &&
+ (git_futils_rmdir_r(git_buf_cstr(&ref_path), GIT_DIRREMOVAL_ONLY_EMPTY_DIRS) < 0)) {
+ git_buf_free(&ref_path);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
if (git_filebuf_open(&file, ref_path.ptr, GIT_FILEBUF_FORCE) < 0) {
git_buf_free(&ref_path);
return -1;