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diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index d7f8dfdd..f324be50 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include "cache.h"
 
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
 
 /* We allow "recursive" symbolic refs. Only within reason, though */
 #define MAXDEPTH 5
@@ -117,14 +116,19 @@ 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
+	if (!only_use_symrefs) {
+		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);
@@ -145,7 +149,6 @@ 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)