diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
index af3d15264af..eb1238a0ffa 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
@@ -1673,10 +1673,12 @@ QStringList GitClient::synchronousRepositoryBranches(const QString &repositoryUR
 
         const QString pattern = QLatin1String("\trefs/heads/");
         const int pos = line.lastIndexOf(pattern);
+        bool headFound = false;
         if (pos != -1) {
             const QString branchName = line.mid(pos + pattern.count());
-            if (line.startsWith(headSha)) {
+            if (!headFound && line.startsWith(headSha)) {
                 branches[0] = branchName;
+                headFound = true;
                 if (isDetached)
                     *isDetached = false;
             } else {