1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index b0106b8162..101c107ee8 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -1309,6 +1309,10 @@ struct ref_iterator *refs_ref_iterator_begin(
 	if (trim)
 		iter = prefix_ref_iterator_begin(iter, "", trim);
 
+	/* Sanity check for subclasses: */
+	if (!iter->ordered)
+		BUG("reference iterator is not ordered");
+
 	return iter;
 }