diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 0f24c8d5d9..d3db15a76c 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -1276,6 +1276,7 @@ static int log_ref_write(const char *ref_name, const unsigned char *old_sha1,
 	if (log_all_ref_updates &&
 	    (!prefixcmp(ref_name, "refs/heads/") ||
 	     !prefixcmp(ref_name, "refs/remotes/") ||
+	     !prefixcmp(ref_name, "refs/notes/") ||
 	     !strcmp(ref_name, "HEAD"))) {
 		if (safe_create_leading_directories(log_file) < 0)
 			return error("unable to create directory for %s",
diff --git a/t/t3301-notes.sh b/t/t3301-notes.sh
index 5410a6d981..b2e7b07039 100755
--- a/t/t3301-notes.sh
+++ b/t/t3301-notes.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ cat >expect <<EOF
 d423f8c refs/notes/commits@{0}: notes: Notes added by 'git notes add'
 EOF
 
-test_expect_failure 'create reflog entry' '
+test_expect_success 'create reflog entry' '
 	git reflog show refs/notes/commits >output &&
 	test_cmp expect output
 '