2 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 3b295f3806..bd76ea65a9 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -680,6 +680,7 @@ static struct ref_lock *lock_ref_sha1_basic(const char *ref, const unsigned char
 	lock->lk = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct lock_file));
 
 	lock->ref_name = xstrdup(ref);
+	lock->orig_ref_name = xstrdup(orig_ref);
 	ref_file = git_path("%s", ref);
 	lock->force_write = lstat(ref_file, &st) && errno == ENOENT;
 
@@ -919,6 +920,7 @@ void unlock_ref(struct ref_lock *lock)
 			rollback_lock_file(lock->lk);
 	}
 	free(lock->ref_name);
+	free(lock->orig_ref_name);
 	free(lock);
 }
 
diff --git a/refs.h b/refs.h
index 2d2ba149ab..94a58b41fb 100644
--- a/refs.h
+++ b/refs.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 struct ref_lock {
 	char *ref_name;
+	char *orig_ref_name;
 	struct lock_file *lk;
 	unsigned char old_sha1[20];
 	int lock_fd;