diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index cab4394ad1..ff20eeb5ba 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -998,6 +998,7 @@ const char *ref_rev_parse_rules[] = {
 const char *ref_fetch_rules[] = {
 	"%.*s",
 	"refs/%.*s",
+	"refs/tags/%.*s",
 	"refs/heads/%.*s",
 	NULL
 };