diff --git a/Git/Repair.hs b/Git/Repair.hs
index 3ae9c9faa4..2c0983609e 100644
--- a/Git/Repair.hs
+++ b/Git/Repair.hs
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ explodePackedRefsFile r = do
 		nukeFile f
   where
 	makeref (sha, ref) = do
-		let dest = localGitDir r ++ show ref
+		let dest = localGitDir r </> show ref
 		createDirectoryIfMissing True (parentDir dest)
 		unlessM (doesFileExist dest) $
 			writeFile dest (show sha)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 14f1b183c3..51c8eb2c81 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ git-annex (5.20140108) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     recover.
   * Fix FTBFS on mipsel and sparc due to test suite not being available
     on those architectures.
+  * repair: Fix bug in packed refs file exploding code that caused a .gitrefs
+    directory to be created instead of .git/refs
 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Wed, 08 Jan 2014 13:13:54 -0400