diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index c887ea2151..08fa4094d2 100644
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
@@ -601,6 +601,7 @@ void create_branch(struct repository *r,
 	int forcing = 0;
 	struct ref_transaction *transaction;
 	struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int flags = 0;
 	char *msg;
 
 	if (track == BRANCH_TRACK_OVERRIDE)
@@ -619,7 +620,7 @@ void create_branch(struct repository *r,
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	if (reflog)
-		log_all_ref_updates = LOG_REFS_NORMAL;
+		flags |= REF_FORCE_CREATE_REFLOG;
 
 	if (forcing)
 		msg = xstrfmt("branch: Reset to %s", start_name);
@@ -630,7 +631,7 @@ void create_branch(struct repository *r,
 	if (!transaction ||
 		ref_transaction_update(transaction, ref.buf,
 					&oid, forcing ? NULL : null_oid(),
-					NULL, NULL, 0, msg, &err) ||
+					NULL, NULL, flags, msg, &err) ||
 		ref_transaction_commit(transaction, &err))
 		die("%s", err.buf);
 	ref_transaction_free(transaction);