1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index 07040b882..4a6f82208 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -1293,6 +1293,8 @@ void set_ref_status_for_push(struct ref *remote_refs, int send_mirror,
 	struct ref *ref;
 
 	for (ref = remote_refs; ref; ref = ref->next) {
+		int force_ref_update = ref->force || force_update;
+
 		if (ref->peer_ref)
 			hashcpy(ref->new_sha1, ref->peer_ref->new_sha1);
 		else if (!send_mirror)
@@ -1335,9 +1337,12 @@ void set_ref_status_for_push(struct ref *remote_refs, int send_mirror,
 				!has_sha1_file(ref->old_sha1)
 				  || !ref_newer(ref->new_sha1, ref->old_sha1);
 
-			if (ref->nonfastforward && !ref->force && !force_update) {
-				ref->status = REF_STATUS_REJECT_NONFASTFORWARD;
-				continue;
+			if (ref->nonfastforward) {
+				ref->requires_force = 1;
+				if (!force_ref_update) {
+					ref->status = REF_STATUS_REJECT_NONFASTFORWARD;
+					continue;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}