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diff --git a/builtin-reset.c b/builtin-reset.c
index 713c2d5346..10dba60c39 100644
--- a/builtin-reset.c
+++ b/builtin-reset.c
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ int cmd_reset(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
if (reset_type == NONE)
reset_type = MIXED; /* by default */
+ if (reset_type == HARD && is_bare_repository())
+ die("hard reset makes no sense in a bare repository");
+
/* Soft reset does not touch the index file nor the working tree
* at all, but requires them in a good order. Other resets reset
* the index file to the tree object we are switching to. */