1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/fetch-pack.c b/builtin/fetch-pack.c
index 927424b6b8..aa6e5967e7 100644
--- a/builtin/fetch-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/fetch-pack.c
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ static void add_sought_entry_mem(struct ref ***sought, int *nr, int *alloc,
 				 const char *name, int namelen)
 {
 	struct ref *ref = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*ref) + namelen + 1);
+	unsigned char sha1[20];
+
+	if (namelen > 41 && name[40] == ' ' && !get_sha1_hex(name, sha1)) {
+		hashcpy(ref->old_sha1, sha1);
+		name += 41;
+		namelen -= 41;
+	}
 
 	memcpy(ref->name, name, namelen);
 	ref->name[namelen] = '\0';