1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/git-svn.perl b/git-svn.perl
index 39bcb45593..9b046b693f 100755
--- a/git-svn.perl
+++ b/git-svn.perl
@@ -2963,14 +2963,25 @@ sub other_gs {
 		$ref_id .= "\@$r";
 		# just grow a tail if we're not unique enough :x
 		$ref_id .= '-' while find_ref($ref_id);
-		print STDERR "Initializing parent: $ref_id\n" unless $::_q > 1;
 		my ($u, $p, $repo_id) = ($new_url, '', $ref_id);
 		if ($u =~ s#^\Q$url\E(/|$)##) {
 			$p = $u;
 			$u = $url;
 			$repo_id = $self->{repo_id};
 		}
-		$gs = Git::SVN->init($u, $p, $repo_id, $ref_id, 1);
+		while (1) {
+			# It is possible to tag two different subdirectories at
+			# the same revision.  If the url for an existing ref
+			# does not match, we must either find a ref with a
+			# matching url or create a new ref by growing a tail.
+			$gs = Git::SVN->init($u, $p, $repo_id, $ref_id, 1);
+			my (undef, $max_commit) = $gs->rev_map_max(1);
+			last if (!$max_commit);
+			my ($url) = ::cmt_metadata($max_commit);
+			last if ($url eq $gs->full_url);
+			$ref_id .= '-';
+		}
+		print STDERR "Initializing parent: $ref_id\n" unless $::_q > 1;
 	}
 	$gs
 }