1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/infra/dgit-repos-policy-debian b/infra/dgit-repos-policy-debian
index 48a42d9..cff5d06 100755
--- a/infra/dgit-repos-policy-debian
+++ b/infra/dgit-repos-policy-debian
@@ -355,6 +355,10 @@ END
     my $checkpid = open CHKOUT, "-|" // die $!;
     if (!$checkpid) {
 	open STDIN, "<&", $chkinput or die $!;
+	delete $ENV{GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES};
+	# ^ recent versions of git set this in the environment of
+	# receive hooks.  This can cause us to see things which
+	# the user is trying to abolish.
 	exec @objscatcmd or die $!;
     }