strbuf_addf(&buf, "refs/remotes/%s/", rename->old);
if (!prefixcmp(refname, buf.buf)) {
item = string_list_append(rename->remote_branches, xstrdup(refname));
- symref = resolve_ref(refname, orig_sha1, 1, &flag);
+ symref = resolve_ref_unsafe(refname, orig_sha1, 1, &flag);
if (flag & REF_ISSYMREF)
item->util = xstrdup(symref);
else