diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 84b9070b8d..3b030e62bd 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ int check_refname_format(const char *refname, int flags)
 	const __m128i tilde_lb = _mm_set1_epi8('~' - 1);
 
 	int component_count = 0;
-	int orig_flags = flags;
 
 	if (refname[0] == 0 || refname[0] == '/') {
 		/* entirely empty ref or initial ref component */
@@ -179,7 +178,7 @@ int check_refname_format(const char *refname, int flags)
 			 * End-of-page; fall back to slow method for
 			 * this entire ref.
 			 */
-			return check_refname_format_bytewise(refname, orig_flags);
+			return check_refname_format_bytewise(refname, flags);
 
 		tmp = _mm_loadu_si128((__m128i *)cp);
 		tmp1 = _mm_loadu_si128((__m128i *)(cp + 1));
diff --git a/t/valgrind/default.supp b/t/valgrind/default.supp
index 9d51c92b74..332ab1a3b3 100644
--- a/t/valgrind/default.supp
+++ b/t/valgrind/default.supp
@@ -50,17 +50,10 @@
 	fun:copy_ref
 }
 {
-	ignore-sse-check_refname_format-addr
+	ignore-sse-check_refname_format
 	Memcheck:Addr8
 	fun:check_refname_format
-}
-{
-	ignore-sse-check_refname_format-cond
-	Memcheck:Cond
-	fun:check_refname_format
-}
-{
-	ignore-sse-check_refname_format-value
-	Memcheck:Value8
-	fun:check_refname_format
+	fun:cmd_check_ref_format
+	fun:handle_builtin
+	fun:main
 }