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diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c
index 28cdc51b8..af1e7b579 100644
--- a/builtin/checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/checkout.c
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ int cmd_checkout(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		if (strbuf_check_branch_ref(&buf, opts.new_branch))
 			die(_("git checkout: we do not like '%s' as a branch name."),
 			    opts.new_branch);
-		if (!get_sha1(buf.buf, rev)) {
+		if (ref_exists(buf.buf)) {
 			opts.branch_exists = 1;
 			if (!opts.new_branch_force)
 				die(_("git checkout: branch %s already exists"),