1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/t/t5520-pull.sh b/t/t5520-pull.sh
index 8b7e7ae55d..8ddf89e550 100755
--- a/t/t5520-pull.sh
+++ b/t/t5520-pull.sh
@@ -668,7 +668,8 @@ test_expect_success 'pull --rebase fails on corrupt HEAD' '
 	(
 		cd corrupt &&
 		test_commit one &&
-		obj=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD | sed "s#^..#&/#") &&
+		git rev-parse --verify HEAD >head &&
+		obj=$(sed "s#^..#&/#" head) &&
 		rm -f .git/objects/$obj &&
 		test_must_fail git pull --rebase
 	)