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diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index bde5f04..0a80c58 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -281,8 +281,12 @@ static int fast_forward_to(const unsigned char *to, const unsigned char *from,
exit(1); /* the callee should have complained already */
ref_lock = lock_any_ref_for_update("HEAD", unborn ? null_sha1 : from,
0, NULL);
+ if (!ref_lock)
+ return error(_("Failed to lock HEAD during fast_forward_to"));
+
strbuf_addf(&sb, "%s: fast-forward", action_name(opts));
ret = write_ref_sha1(ref_lock, to, sb.buf);
+
strbuf_release(&sb);
return ret;
}