diff --git a/cgit.c b/cgit.c
index 5a93fcd..c82587b 100644
--- a/cgit.c
+++ b/cgit.c
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ static int prepare_repo_cmd(struct cgit_context *ctx)
 	ctx->page.title = fmt("%s - %s", ctx->repo->name, ctx->repo->desc);
 
 	if (!ctx->qry.head) {
+		ctx->qry.nohead = 1;
 		ctx->qry.head = find_default_branch(ctx->repo);
 		ctx->repo->defbranch = ctx->qry.head;
 	}
diff --git a/cgit.h b/cgit.h
index d07185c..91db98a 100644
--- a/cgit.h
+++ b/cgit.h
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ struct cgit_query {
 	char *mimetype;
 	char *url;
 	int   ofs;
+	int nohead;
 };
 
 struct cgit_config {