diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index d182756827..e04710b2b5 100644
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
@@ -820,12 +820,16 @@ void remove_branch_state(struct repository *r, int verbose)
 void die_if_checked_out(const char *branch, int ignore_current_worktree)
 {
 	struct worktree **worktrees = get_worktrees();
-	const struct worktree *wt;
 
-	wt = find_shared_symref(worktrees, "HEAD", branch);
-	if (wt && (!ignore_current_worktree || !wt->is_current)) {
-		skip_prefix(branch, "refs/heads/", &branch);
-		die(_("'%s' is already checked out at '%s'"), branch, wt->path);
+	for (int i = 0; worktrees[i]; i++) {
+		if (worktrees[i]->is_current && ignore_current_worktree)
+			continue;
+
+		if (is_shared_symref(worktrees[i], "HEAD", branch)) {
+			skip_prefix(branch, "refs/heads/", &branch);
+			die(_("'%s' is already checked out at '%s'"),
+				branch, worktrees[i]->path);
+		}
 	}
 
 	free_worktrees(worktrees);
diff --git a/worktree.c b/worktree.c
index 40cb9874b7..34043d8fe0 100644
--- a/worktree.c
+++ b/worktree.c
@@ -435,10 +435,9 @@ const struct worktree *find_shared_symref(struct worktree **worktrees,
 					  const char *target)
 {
 
-	for (int i = 0; worktrees[i]; i++) {
+	for (int i = 0; worktrees[i]; i++)
 		if (is_shared_symref(worktrees[i], symref, target))
 			return worktrees[i];
-	}
 
 	return NULL;
 }