1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/refs/ref-cache.c b/refs/ref-cache.c
index 4ce519bbc8..35bae7e05d 100644
--- a/refs/ref-cache.c
+++ b/refs/ref-cache.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ struct ref_dir *get_ref_dir(struct ref_entry *entry)
 }
 
 struct ref_entry *create_ref_entry(const char *refname,
+				   const char *referent,
 				   const struct object_id *oid, int flag)
 {
 	struct ref_entry *ref;
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ struct ref_entry *create_ref_entry(const char *refname,
 	FLEX_ALLOC_STR(ref, name, refname);
 	oidcpy(&ref->u.value.oid, oid);
 	ref->flag = flag;
+	ref->u.value.referent = xstrdup_or_null(referent);
+
 	return ref;
 }
 
@@ -66,6 +69,7 @@ static void free_ref_entry(struct ref_entry *entry)
 		 */
 		clear_ref_dir(&entry->u.subdir);
 	}
+	free(entry->u.value.referent);
 	free(entry);
 }
 
@@ -431,6 +435,7 @@ static int cache_ref_iterator_advance(struct ref_iterator *ref_iterator)
 			level->index = -1;
 		} else {
 			iter->base.refname = entry->name;
+			iter->base.referent = entry->u.value.referent;
 			iter->base.oid = &entry->u.value.oid;
 			iter->base.flags = entry->flag;
 			return ITER_OK;