diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index 34597c9554b993..526e8237673f0a 100644
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
@@ -362,25 +362,29 @@ static void prepare_checked_out_branches(void)
 	worktrees = get_worktrees();
 
 	while (worktrees[i]) {
+		char *old;
 		struct wt_status_state state = { 0 };
 		struct worktree *wt = worktrees[i++];
 
 		if (wt->is_bare)
 			continue;
 
-		if (wt->head_ref)
-			strmap_put(&current_checked_out_branches,
-				   wt->head_ref,
-				   xstrdup(wt->path));
+		if (wt->head_ref) {
+			old = strmap_put(&current_checked_out_branches,
+					 wt->head_ref,
+					 xstrdup(wt->path));
+			free(old);
+		}
 
 		if (wt_status_check_rebase(wt, &state) &&
 		    (state.rebase_in_progress || state.rebase_interactive_in_progress) &&
 		    state.branch) {
 			struct strbuf ref = STRBUF_INIT;
 			strbuf_addf(&ref, "refs/heads/%s", state.branch);
-			strmap_put(&current_checked_out_branches,
-				   ref.buf,
-				   xstrdup(wt->path));
+			old = strmap_put(&current_checked_out_branches,
+					 ref.buf,
+					 xstrdup(wt->path));
+			free(old);
 			strbuf_release(&ref);
 		}
 		wt_status_state_free_buffers(&state);
@@ -389,9 +393,10 @@ static void prepare_checked_out_branches(void)
 		    state.branch) {
 			struct strbuf ref = STRBUF_INIT;
 			strbuf_addf(&ref, "refs/heads/%s", state.branch);
-			strmap_put(&current_checked_out_branches,
-				   ref.buf,
-				   xstrdup(wt->path));
+			old = strmap_put(&current_checked_out_branches,
+					 ref.buf,
+					 xstrdup(wt->path));
+			free(old);
 			strbuf_release(&ref);
 		}
 		wt_status_state_free_buffers(&state);
diff --git a/t/t2407-worktree-heads.sh b/t/t2407-worktree-heads.sh
index a5aec1486c5a3c..b6be42f74a2b89 100755
--- a/t/t2407-worktree-heads.sh
+++ b/t/t2407-worktree-heads.sh
@@ -98,4 +98,32 @@ test_expect_success !SANITIZE_LEAK 'refuse to fetch over ref: worktree in rebase
 	grep "refusing to fetch into branch" err
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'refuse to overwrite when in error states' '
+	test_when_finished rm -rf .git/worktrees/wt-*/rebase-merge &&
+	test_when_finished rm -rf .git/worktrees/wt-*/BISECT_* &&
+
+	# Both branches are currently under rebase.
+	mkdir -p .git/worktrees/wt-3/rebase-merge &&
+	touch .git/worktrees/wt-3/rebase-merge/interactive &&
+	echo refs/heads/fake-1 >.git/worktrees/wt-3/rebase-merge/head-name &&
+	echo refs/heads/fake-2 >.git/worktrees/wt-3/rebase-merge/onto &&
+	mkdir -p .git/worktrees/wt-4/rebase-merge &&
+	touch .git/worktrees/wt-4/rebase-merge/interactive &&
+	echo refs/heads/fake-2 >.git/worktrees/wt-4/rebase-merge/head-name &&
+	echo refs/heads/fake-1 >.git/worktrees/wt-4/rebase-merge/onto &&
+
+	# Both branches are currently under bisect.
+	touch .git/worktrees/wt-4/BISECT_LOG &&
+	echo refs/heads/fake-2 >.git/worktrees/wt-4/BISECT_START &&
+	touch .git/worktrees/wt-1/BISECT_LOG &&
+	echo refs/heads/fake-1 >.git/worktrees/wt-1/BISECT_START &&
+
+	for i in 1 2
+	do
+		test_must_fail git branch -f fake-$i HEAD 2>err &&
+		grep "cannot force update the branch '\''fake-$i'\'' checked out at" err ||
+			return 1
+	done
+'
+
 test_done