1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 97506a4ebd..a52b038eef 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -116,14 +116,17 @@ const char *resolve_ref(const char *path, unsigned char *sha1, int reading)
 
 int create_symref(const char *git_HEAD, const char *refs_heads_master)
 {
-#if USE_SYMLINK_HEAD
-	unlink(git_HEAD);
-	return symlink(refs_heads_master, git_HEAD);
-#else
 	const char *lockpath;
 	char ref[1000];
 	int fd, len, written;
 
+#if USE_SYMLINK_HEAD
+	unlink(git_HEAD);
+	if (!symlink(refs_heads_master, git_HEAD))
+		return 0;
+	fprintf(stderr, "no symlink - falling back to symbolic ref\n");
+#endif
+
 	len = snprintf(ref, sizeof(ref), "ref: %s\n", refs_heads_master);
 	if (sizeof(ref) <= len) {
 		error("refname too long: %s", refs_heads_master);
@@ -144,7 +147,6 @@ int create_symref(const char *git_HEAD, const char *refs_heads_master)
 		return -3;
 	}
 	return 0;
-#endif
 }
 
 int read_ref(const char *filename, unsigned char *sha1)