1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 6c6e9e5e19..39a3b23804 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ int delete_ref(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1)
 		i = strlen(lock->lk->filename) - 5; /* .lock */
 		lock->lk->filename[i] = 0;
 		err = unlink(lock->lk->filename);
-		if (err) {
+		if (err && errno != ENOENT) {
 			ret = 1;
 			error("unlink(%s) failed: %s",
 			      lock->lk->filename, strerror(errno));