1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/fetch.c b/fetch.c
index 1d95ce0cc2..af9a013bd2 100644
--- a/fetch.c
+++ b/fetch.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static int loop(void)
 		 * the queue because we needed to fetch it first.
 		 */
 		if (! (obj->flags & TO_SCAN)) {
-			if (fetch(obj->sha1)) {
+			if (!has_sha1_file(obj->sha1) && fetch(obj->sha1)) {
 				report_missing(obj->type
 					       ? obj->type
 					       : "object", obj->sha1);