return 1;
 }
 
+static int close_ref(struct ref_lock *lock)
+{
+       if (close_lock_file(lock->lk))
+               return -1;
+       lock->lock_fd = -1;
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int commit_ref(struct ref_lock *lock)
+{
+       if (commit_lock_file(lock->lk))
+               return -1;
+       lock->lock_fd = -1;
+       return 0;
+}
+
 void unlock_ref(struct ref_lock *lock)
 {
        /* Do not free lock->lk -- atexit() still looks at them */
        }
        if (write_in_full(lock->lock_fd, sha1_to_hex(sha1), 40) != 40 ||
            write_in_full(lock->lock_fd, &term, 1) != 1
-               || close_lock_file(lock->lk) < 0) {
+               || close_ref(lock) < 0) {
                error("Couldn't write %s", lock->lk->filename);
                unlock_ref(lock);
                return -1;
                    !strcmp(head_ref, lock->ref_name))
                        log_ref_write("HEAD", lock->old_sha1, sha1, logmsg);
        }
-       if (commit_lock_file(lock->lk)) {
+       if (commit_ref(lock)) {
                error("Couldn't set %s", lock->ref_name);
                unlock_ref(lock);
                return -1;
        }
-       lock->lock_fd = -1;
        unlock_ref(lock);
        return 0;
 }