1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/git-cvsimport.perl b/git-cvsimport.perl
index 1e4e65a45d..36929921ea 100755
--- a/git-cvsimport.perl
+++ b/git-cvsimport.perl
@@ -642,6 +642,7 @@ sub is_sha1 {
 
 sub get_headref ($) {
 	my $name = shift;
+	$name =~ s/'/'\\''/;
 	my $r = `git rev-parse --verify '$name' 2>/dev/null`;
 	return undef unless $? == 0;
 	chomp $r;