1 files changed, 17 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index d0ea7573d8..507f5f0525 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -2289,14 +2289,24 @@ int refs_create_symref(struct ref_store *refs,
 		       const char *refs_heads_master,
 		       const char *logmsg)
 {
-	char *msg;
-	int retval;
+	struct ref_transaction *transaction;
+	struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int ret = 0;
 
-	msg = normalize_reflog_message(logmsg);
-	retval = refs->be->create_symref(refs, ref_target, refs_heads_master,
-					 msg);
-	free(msg);
-	return retval;
+	transaction = ref_store_transaction_begin(refs, &err);
+	if (!transaction ||
+	    ref_transaction_update(transaction, ref_target, NULL, NULL,
+				   refs_heads_master, NULL, REF_NO_DEREF,
+				   logmsg, &err) ||
+	    ref_transaction_commit(transaction, &err)) {
+		ret = error("%s", err.buf);
+	}
+
+	strbuf_release(&err);
+	if (transaction)
+		ref_transaction_free(transaction);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int create_symref(const char *ref_target, const char *refs_heads_master,