1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/fsck.c b/fsck.c
index a4205aaa5..680f35eff 100644
--- a/fsck.c
+++ b/fsck.c
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ static int parse_msg_type(const char *str)
 		return FSCK_ERROR;
 	else if (!strcmp(str, "warn"))
 		return FSCK_WARN;
+	else if (!strcmp(str, "ignore"))
+		return FSCK_IGNORE;
 	else
 		die("Unknown fsck message type: '%s'", str);
 }
@@ -222,6 +224,9 @@ static int report(struct fsck_options *options, struct object *object,
 	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int msg_type = fsck_msg_type(id, options), result;
 
+	if (msg_type == FSCK_IGNORE)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (msg_type == FSCK_FATAL)
 		msg_type = FSCK_ERROR;