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diff --git a/builtin/read-tree.c b/builtin/read-tree.c
index 2109c4c9e5..c1a401971c 100644
--- a/builtin/read-tree.c
+++ b/builtin/read-tree.c
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@ int cmd_read_tree(int argc, const char **argv, const char *cmd_prefix)
if (1 < opts.merge + opts.reset + prefix_set)
die("Which one? -m, --reset, or --prefix?");
+ /* Prefix should not start with a directory separator */
+ if (opts.prefix && opts.prefix[0] == '/')
+ die("Invalid prefix, prefix cannot start with '/'");
+
if (opts.reset)
opts.reset = UNPACK_RESET_OVERWRITE_UNTRACKED;