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diff --git a/builtin/notes.c b/builtin/notes.c
index b9fec39e57..f6d4696464 100644
--- a/builtin/notes.c
+++ b/builtin/notes.c
@@ -821,9 +821,10 @@ static int merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
0, &err))
die("%s", err.buf);
/* Store ref-to-be-updated into .git/NOTES_MERGE_REF */
- if (create_symref("NOTES_MERGE_REF", default_notes_ref(), NULL))
- die("Failed to store link to current notes ref (%s)",
- default_notes_ref());
+ if (create_symref("NOTES_MERGE_REF", default_notes_ref(),
+ NULL, &err))
+ die("Failed to store link to current notes ref (%s). "
+ "%s", default_notes_ref(), err.buf);
printf("Automatic notes merge failed. Fix conflicts in %s and "
"commit the result with 'git notes merge --commit', or "
"abort the merge with 'git notes merge --abort'.\n",