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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/refs/files-backend.c b/refs/files-backend.c
index 0824c0b8a9..4cc43c32f2 100644
--- a/refs/files-backend.c
+++ b/refs/files-backend.c
@@ -596,10 +596,9 @@ static int files_read_symbolic_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store, const char *refn
unsigned int type;
ret = read_ref_internal(ref_store, refname, &oid, referent, &type, &failure_errno, 1);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
-
- return !(type & REF_ISSYMREF);
+ if (!ret && !(type & REF_ISSYMREF))
+ return NOT_A_SYMREF;
+ return ret;
}
int parse_loose_ref_contents(const struct git_hash_algo *algop,