1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/git-fetch.sh b/git-fetch.sh
index f1522bd49a..e8a7668182 100755
--- a/git-fetch.sh
+++ b/git-fetch.sh
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ case "$no_tags$tags" in
 		sed -ne 's|^\([0-9a-f]*\)[ 	]\(refs/tags/.*\)^{}$|\1 \2|p' |
 		while read sha1 name
 		do
-			test -f "$GIT_DIR/$name" && continue
+			git-show-ref --verify --quiet -- $name && continue
 			git-check-ref-format "$name" || {
 				echo >&2 "warning: tag ${name} ignored"
 				continue