break;
        case 2:
                if (!strcmp(argv[0], "HEAD") &&
-                   prefixcmp(argv[1], "refs/heads/"))
-                       die("Refusing to point HEAD outside of refs/heads/");
+                   prefixcmp(argv[1], "refs/"))
+                       die("Refusing to point HEAD outside of refs/");
                create_symref(argv[0], argv[1], msg);
                break;
        default: