1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/fetch-pack.c b/fetch-pack.c
index 0f158776b0..3f24d0c8a6 100644
--- a/fetch-pack.c
+++ b/fetch-pack.c
@@ -573,9 +573,14 @@ static void filter_refs(struct fetch_pack_args *args,
 		next = ref->next;
 
 		if (starts_with(ref->name, "refs/") &&
-		    check_refname_format(ref->name, 0))
-			; /* trash */
-		else {
+		    check_refname_format(ref->name, 0)) {
+			/*
+			 * trash or a peeled value; do not even add it to
+			 * unmatched list
+			 */
+			free_one_ref(ref);
+			continue;
+		} else {
 			while (i < nr_sought) {
 				int cmp = strcmp(ref->name, sought[i]->name);
 				if (cmp < 0)
@@ -630,10 +635,7 @@ static void filter_refs(struct fetch_pack_args *args,
 	}
 
 	oidset_clear(&tip_oids);
-	for (ref = unmatched; ref; ref = next) {
-		next = ref->next;
-		free(ref);
-	}
+	free_refs(unmatched);
 
 	*refs = newlist;
 }