1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/contrib/fast-import/git-p4 b/contrib/fast-import/git-p4
index e8a5c1fa31..30ee68c609 100755
--- a/contrib/fast-import/git-p4
+++ b/contrib/fast-import/git-p4
@@ -846,8 +846,9 @@ class P4Sync(Command):
             self.refPrefix = "refs/heads/"
 
         if self.syncWithOrigin:
-            print "Syncing with origin first as requested by calling git fetch origin"
-            system("git fetch origin")
+            if gitBranchExists("origin"):
+                print "Syncing with origin first as requested by calling git fetch origin"
+                system("git fetch origin")
 
         createP4HeadRef = False;