diff --git a/fast-import.c b/fast-import.c
index 742e7da..f9347f5 100644
--- a/fast-import.c
+++ b/fast-import.c
@@ -722,13 +722,8 @@
 
 	if (b)
 		die("Invalid attempt to create duplicate branch: %s", name);
-	switch (check_ref_format(name)) {
-	case 0: break; /* its valid */
-	case CHECK_REF_FORMAT_ONELEVEL:
-		break; /* valid, but too few '/', allow anyway */
-	default:
+	if (check_refname_format(name, REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL))
 		die("Branch name doesn't conform to GIT standards: %s", name);
-	}
 
 	b = pool_calloc(1, sizeof(struct branch));
 	b->name = pool_strdup(name);