1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index e49eaa3089..dd9c9ba3f6 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ static int remove_empty_directories(const char *file)
 	strbuf_init(&path, 20);
 	strbuf_addstr(&path, file);
 
-	result = remove_dir_recursively(&path, 1);
+	result = remove_dir_recursively(&path, REMOVE_DIR_EMPTY_ONLY);
 
 	strbuf_release(&path);