diff --git a/builtin/receive-pack.c b/builtin/receive-pack.c
index 29dc0e56f7..26ecaa5cd5 100644
--- a/builtin/receive-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/receive-pack.c
@@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ static const char *update_worktree(unsigned char *sha1, const struct worktree *w
 	if (!worktree || !worktree->path)
 		BUG("worktree->path must be non-NULL");
 
-	if (is_bare_repository())
+	if (worktree->is_bare)
 		return "denyCurrentBranch = updateInstead needs a worktree";
 	git_dir = get_worktree_git_dir(worktree);
 
@@ -1481,9 +1481,7 @@ static const char *update(struct command *cmd, struct shallow_info *si)
 	int do_update_worktree = 0;
 	struct worktree **worktrees = get_worktrees();
 	const struct worktree *worktree =
-		is_bare_repository() ?
-			NULL :
-			find_shared_symref(worktrees, "HEAD", name);
+		find_shared_symref(worktrees, "HEAD", name);
 
 	/* only refs/... are allowed */
 	if (!starts_with(name, "refs/") || check_refname_format(name + 5, 0)) {
@@ -1496,7 +1494,7 @@ static const char *update(struct command *cmd, struct shallow_info *si)
 	free(namespaced_name);
 	namespaced_name = strbuf_detach(&namespaced_name_buf, NULL);
 
-	if (worktree) {
+	if (worktree && !worktree->is_bare) {
 		switch (deny_current_branch) {
 		case DENY_IGNORE:
 			break;
diff --git a/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh b/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
index f07e32126f..cd2e144c37 100755
--- a/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
+++ b/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
@@ -1769,9 +1769,23 @@ test_expect_success 'denyCurrentBranch and worktrees' '
 	test_must_fail git -C cloned push origin HEAD:new-wt &&
 	test_config receive.denyCurrentBranch updateInstead &&
 	git -C cloned push origin HEAD:new-wt &&
+	test_path_exists new-wt/first.t &&
 	test_must_fail git -C cloned push --delete origin new-wt
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'denyCurrentBranch and bare repository worktrees' '
+	test_when_finished "rm -fr bare.git" &&
+	git clone --bare . bare.git &&
+	git -C bare.git worktree add wt &&
+	test_commit grape &&
+	git -C bare.git config receive.denyCurrentBranch refuse &&
+	test_must_fail git push bare.git HEAD:wt &&
+	git -C bare.git config receive.denyCurrentBranch updateInstead &&
+	git push bare.git HEAD:wt &&
+	test_path_exists bare.git/wt/grape.t &&
+	test_must_fail git push --delete bare.git wt
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'refuse fetch to current branch of worktree' '
 	test_when_finished "git worktree remove --force wt && git branch -D wt" &&
 	git worktree add wt &&