diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index 86db9547302..9413537a8e0 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -441,11 +441,10 @@ static void write_remote_refs(const struct ref *local_refs)
 	for (r = local_refs; r; r = r->next) {
 		if (!r->peer_ref)
 			continue;
-		add_extra_ref(r->peer_ref->name, r->old_sha1, 0);
+		add_packed_ref(r->peer_ref->name, r->old_sha1);
 	}
 
 	pack_refs(PACK_REFS_ALL);
-	clear_extra_refs();
 }
 
 static int write_one_config(const char *key, const char *value, void *data)