vendor/libgit2/src/transaction.c in rugged-0.28.4.1 vs vendor/libgit2/src/transaction.c in rugged-0.28.5

@@ -337,10 +337,16 @@
 		if (node->reflog) {
 			if ((error = tx->db->backend->reflog_write(tx->db->backend, node->reflog)) < 0)
 				return error;
 		}
 
-		if (node->ref_type != GIT_REFERENCE_INVALID) {
+		if (node->ref_type == GIT_REFERENCE_INVALID) {
+			/* ref was locked but not modified */
+			if ((error = git_refdb_unlock(tx->db, node->payload, false, false, NULL, NULL, NULL)) < 0) {
+				return error;
+			}
+			node->committed = true;
+		} else {
 			if ((error = update_target(tx->db, node)) < 0)
 				return error;
 		}
 	});