diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 9d1685bcba..520e50f3bc 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -1770,7 +1770,7 @@ int delete_ref(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1, int delopt)
 	 * packed one.  Also, if it was not loose we need to repack
 	 * without it.
 	 */
-	ret |= repack_without_ref(refname);
+	ret |= repack_without_ref(lock->ref_name);
 
 	unlink_or_warn(git_path("logs/%s", lock->ref_name));
 	invalidate_ref_cache(NULL);
diff --git a/t/t1400-update-ref.sh b/t/t1400-update-ref.sh
index 4fd83a667a..e415ee0bbf 100755
--- a/t/t1400-update-ref.sh
+++ b/t/t1400-update-ref.sh
@@ -74,6 +74,24 @@ test_expect_success "delete $m (by HEAD)" '
 '
 rm -f .git/$m
 
+test_expect_success \
+	"create $m (by HEAD)" \
+	"git update-ref HEAD $A &&
+	 test $A"' = $(cat .git/'"$m"')'
+test_expect_success \
+	"pack refs" \
+	"git pack-refs --all"
+test_expect_success \
+	"move $m (by HEAD)" \
+	"git update-ref HEAD $B $A &&
+	 test $B"' = $(cat .git/'"$m"')'
+test_expect_success "delete $m (by HEAD) should remove both packed and loose $m" '
+	git update-ref -d HEAD $B &&
+	! grep "$m" .git/packed-refs &&
+	! test -f .git/$m
+'
+rm -f .git/$m
+
 cp -f .git/HEAD .git/HEAD.orig
 test_expect_success "delete symref without dereference" '
 	git update-ref --no-deref -d HEAD &&