1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index 0e9459cc06..ae04043203 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ static int match_explicit(struct ref *src, struct ref *dst,
 	case 1:
 		break;
 	case 0:
-		if (!memcmp(dst_value, "refs/", 5))
+		if (starts_with(dst_value, "refs/"))
 			matched_dst = make_linked_ref(dst_value, dst_tail);
 		else if (is_null_sha1(matched_src->new_sha1))
 			error("unable to delete '%s': remote ref does not exist",