diff --git a/builtin/merge-base.c b/builtin/merge-base.c
index e3f8da1..6719ac1 100644
--- a/builtin/merge-base.c
+++ b/builtin/merge-base.c
@@ -114,26 +114,16 @@
 static int handle_fork_point(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
 	struct object_id oid;
-	char *refname;
 	struct commit *derived, *fork_point;
 	const char *commitname;
 
-	switch (dwim_ref(argv[0], strlen(argv[0]), &oid, &refname)) {
-	case 0:
-		die("No such ref: '%s'", argv[0]);
-	case 1:
-		break; /* good */
-	default:
-		die("Ambiguous refname: '%s'", argv[0]);
-	}
-
 	commitname = (argc == 2) ? argv[1] : "HEAD";
 	if (get_oid(commitname, &oid))
 		die("Not a valid object name: '%s'", commitname);
 
 	derived = lookup_commit_reference(the_repository, &oid);
 
-	fork_point = get_fork_point(refname, derived);
+	fork_point = get_fork_point(argv[0], derived);
 
 	if (!fork_point)
 		return 1;
diff --git a/commit.c b/commit.c
index 534e14f..c7099da 100644
--- a/commit.c
+++ b/commit.c
@@ -927,12 +927,22 @@
 	struct commit_list *bases;
 	int i;
 	struct commit *ret = NULL;
+	char *full_refname;
+
+	switch (dwim_ref(refname, strlen(refname), &oid, &full_refname)) {
+	case 0:
+		die("No such ref: '%s'", refname);
+	case 1:
+		break; /* good */
+	default:
+		die("Ambiguous refname: '%s'", refname);
+	}
 
 	memset(&revs, 0, sizeof(revs));
 	revs.initial = 1;
-	for_each_reflog_ent(refname, collect_one_reflog_ent, &revs);
+	for_each_reflog_ent(full_refname, collect_one_reflog_ent, &revs);
 
-	if (!revs.nr && !get_oid(refname, &oid))
+	if (!revs.nr)
 		add_one_commit(&oid, &revs);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < revs.nr; i++)
@@ -958,6 +968,7 @@
 
 cleanup_return:
 	free_commit_list(bases);
+	free(full_refname);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/t/t3431-rebase-fork-point.sh b/t/t3431-rebase-fork-point.sh
index 78851b9..1725627 100755
--- a/t/t3431-rebase-fork-point.sh
+++ b/t/t3431-rebase-fork-point.sh
@@ -47,11 +47,31 @@
 test_rebase 'G F C E D B A' --no-fork-point
 test_rebase 'G F C D B A' --no-fork-point --onto D
 test_rebase 'G F C B A' --no-fork-point --keep-base
+
 test_rebase 'G F E D B A' --fork-point refs/heads/master
+test_rebase 'G F E D B A' --fork-point master
+
 test_rebase 'G F D B A' --fork-point --onto D refs/heads/master
+test_rebase 'G F D B A' --fork-point --onto D master
+
 test_rebase 'G F B A' --fork-point --keep-base refs/heads/master
+test_rebase 'G F B A' --fork-point --keep-base master
+
 test_rebase 'G F C E D B A' refs/heads/master
+test_rebase 'G F C E D B A' master
+
 test_rebase 'G F C D B A' --onto D refs/heads/master
+test_rebase 'G F C D B A' --onto D master
+
 test_rebase 'G F C B A' --keep-base refs/heads/master
+test_rebase 'G F C B A' --keep-base master
+
+test_expect_success 'git rebase --fork-point with ambigous refname' '
+	git checkout master &&
+	git checkout -b one &&
+	git checkout side &&
+	git tag one &&
+	test_must_fail git rebase --fork-point --onto D one
+'
 
 test_done