2 files changed, 50 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 9fb1061d52..2074281a0e 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -844,6 +844,37 @@ int is_per_worktree_ref(const char *refname)
 	       starts_with(refname, "refs/rewritten/");
 }
 
+static int is_pseudo_ref(const char *refname)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Pseudorefs are refs that have different semantics compared to
+	 * "normal" refs. These refs can thus not be stored in the ref backend,
+	 * but must always be accessed via the filesystem. The following refs
+	 * are pseudorefs:
+	 *
+	 * - FETCH_HEAD may contain multiple object IDs, and each one of them
+	 *   carries additional metadata like where it came from.
+	 *
+	 * - MERGE_HEAD may contain multiple object IDs when merging multiple
+	 *   heads.
+	 *
+	 * Reading, writing or deleting references must consistently go either
+	 * through the filesystem (pseudorefs) or through the reference
+	 * backend (normal ones).
+	 */
+	static const char * const pseudo_refs[] = {
+		"FETCH_HEAD",
+		"MERGE_HEAD",
+	};
+	size_t i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(pseudo_refs); i++)
+		if (!strcmp(refname, pseudo_refs[i]))
+			return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int is_root_ref_syntax(const char *refname)
 {
 	const char *c;
@@ -868,7 +899,8 @@ int is_root_ref(const char *refname)
 	};
 	size_t i;
 
-	if (!is_root_ref_syntax(refname))
+	if (!is_root_ref_syntax(refname) ||
+	    is_pseudo_ref(refname))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (ends_with(refname, "_HEAD"))
@@ -1856,37 +1888,6 @@ done:
 	return result;
 }
 
-static int is_pseudo_ref(const char *refname)
-{
-	/*
-	 * Pseudorefs are refs that have different semantics compared to
-	 * "normal" refs. These refs can thus not be stored in the ref backend,
-	 * but must always be accessed via the filesystem. The following refs
-	 * are pseudorefs:
-	 *
-	 * - FETCH_HEAD may contain multiple object IDs, and each one of them
-	 *   carries additional metadata like where it came from.
-	 *
-	 * - MERGE_HEAD may contain multiple object IDs when merging multiple
-	 *   heads.
-	 *
-	 * Reading, writing or deleting references must consistently go either
-	 * through the filesystem (pseudorefs) or through the reference
-	 * backend (normal ones).
-	 */
-	static const char * const pseudo_refs[] = {
-		"FETCH_HEAD",
-		"MERGE_HEAD",
-	};
-	size_t i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(pseudo_refs); i++)
-		if (!strcmp(refname, pseudo_refs[i]))
-			return 1;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int refs_read_raw_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store, const char *refname,
 		      struct object_id *oid, struct strbuf *referent,
 		      unsigned int *type, int *failure_errno)
diff --git a/t/t6302-for-each-ref-filter.sh b/t/t6302-for-each-ref-filter.sh
index 92ed8957c8..163c378cfd 100755
--- a/t/t6302-for-each-ref-filter.sh
+++ b/t/t6302-for-each-ref-filter.sh
@@ -52,6 +52,23 @@ test_expect_success '--include-root-refs pattern prints pseudorefs' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success '--include-root-refs pattern does not print special refs' '
+	test_when_finished "rm -rf repo" &&
+	git init repo &&
+	(
+		cd repo &&
+		test_commit initial &&
+		git rev-parse HEAD >.git/MERGE_HEAD &&
+		git for-each-ref --format="%(refname)" --include-root-refs >actual &&
+		cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+		HEAD
+		$(git symbolic-ref HEAD)
+		refs/tags/initial
+		EOF
+		test_cmp expect actual
+	)
+'
+
 test_expect_success '--include-root-refs with other patterns' '
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
 	HEAD