diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index 2ab42aaf4da38b4ea45ef7f0a0f6b807313d4a22..93dc866f8c09a2da2308c4fd677178b043f2d4d5 100644 (file)
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
dont_change_ref = 1;
else if (!force)
die("A branch named '%s' already exists.", name);
- else if (!is_bare_repository() && !strcmp(head, name))
+ else if (!is_bare_repository() && head && !strcmp(head, name))
die("Cannot force update the current branch.");
forcing = 1;
}