diff --git a/builtin/archive.c b/builtin/archive.c
index e405566c5e..931956def9 100644
--- a/builtin/archive.c
+++ b/builtin/archive.c
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ int cmd_archive(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	const char *exec = "git-upload-archive";
 	const char *output = NULL;
 	const char *remote = NULL;
-	int is_remote = 0;
 	struct option local_opts[] = {
 		OPT_STRING('o', "output", &output, "file",
 			"write the archive to this file"),
@@ -95,9 +94,6 @@ int cmd_archive(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			"retrieve the archive from remote repository <repo>"),
 		OPT_STRING(0, "exec", &exec, "cmd",
 			"path to the remote git-upload-archive command"),
-		{ OPTION_BOOLEAN, 0, "remote-request", &is_remote, NULL,
-			"indicate we are serving a remote request",
-			PARSE_OPT_NOARG | PARSE_OPT_HIDDEN },
 		OPT_END()
 	};
 
@@ -112,5 +108,5 @@ int cmd_archive(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	setvbuf(stderr, NULL, _IOLBF, BUFSIZ);
 
-	return write_archive(argc, argv, prefix, 1, output, is_remote);
+	return write_archive(argc, argv, prefix, 1, output, 0);
 }
diff --git a/builtin/revert.c b/builtin/revert.c
index 8ee65bc024..5326b61a18 100644
--- a/builtin/revert.c
+++ b/builtin/revert.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static void write_message(struct strbuf *msgbuf, const char *filename)
 	int msg_fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&msg_file, filename,
 					       LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
 	if (write_in_full(msg_fd, msgbuf->buf, msgbuf->len) < 0)
-		die_errno(_("Could not write to %s."), filename);
+		die_errno(_("Could not write to %s"), filename);
 	strbuf_release(msgbuf);
 	if (commit_lock_file(&msg_file) < 0)
 		die(_("Error wrapping up %s"), filename);
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ static void read_populate_todo(struct replay_insn_list **todo_list)
 
 	fd = open(todo_file, O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd < 0)
-		die_errno(_("Could not open %s."), todo_file);
+		die_errno(_("Could not open %s"), todo_file);
 	if (strbuf_read(&buf, fd, 0) < 0) {
 		close(fd);
 		strbuf_release(&buf);
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ static int create_seq_dir(void)
 	if (file_exists(seq_dir))
 		return error(_("%s already exists."), seq_dir);
 	else if (mkdir(seq_dir, 0777) < 0)
-		die_errno(_("Could not create sequencer directory '%s'."), seq_dir);
+		die_errno(_("Could not create sequencer directory %s"), seq_dir);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ static void save_head(const char *head)
 	fd = hold_lock_file_for_update(&head_lock, head_file, LOCK_DIE_ON_ERROR);
 	strbuf_addf(&buf, "%s\n", head);
 	if (write_in_full(fd, buf.buf, buf.len) < 0)
-		die_errno(_("Could not write to %s."), head_file);
+		die_errno(_("Could not write to %s"), head_file);
 	if (commit_lock_file(&head_lock) < 0)
 		die(_("Error wrapping up %s."), head_file);
 }
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ static void save_todo(struct replay_insn_list *todo_list)
 		die(_("Could not format %s."), todo_file);
 	if (write_in_full(fd, buf.buf, buf.len) < 0) {
 		strbuf_release(&buf);
-		die_errno(_("Could not write to %s."), todo_file);
+		die_errno(_("Could not write to %s"), todo_file);
 	}
 	if (commit_lock_file(&todo_lock) < 0) {
 		strbuf_release(&buf);
diff --git a/builtin/upload-archive.c b/builtin/upload-archive.c
index c57e8bd8c8..2d0b38333e 100644
--- a/builtin/upload-archive.c
+++ b/builtin/upload-archive.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "archive.h"
 #include "pkt-line.h"
 #include "sideband.h"
-#include "run-command.h"
 
 static const char upload_archive_usage[] =
 	"git upload-archive <repo>";
@@ -19,17 +18,28 @@ static const char lostchild[] =
 
 #define MAX_ARGS (64)
 
-static void prepare_argv(const char **sent_argv, const char **argv)
+static int run_upload_archive(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
+	const char *sent_argv[MAX_ARGS];
 	const char *arg_cmd = "argument ";
 	char *p, buf[4096];
 	int sent_argc;
 	int len;
 
+	if (argc != 2)
+		usage(upload_archive_usage);
+
+	if (strlen(argv[1]) + 1 > sizeof(buf))
+		die("insanely long repository name");
+
+	strcpy(buf, argv[1]); /* enter-repo smudges its argument */
+
+	if (!enter_repo(buf, 0))
+		die("'%s' does not appear to be a git repository", buf);
+
 	/* put received options in sent_argv[] */
-	sent_argc = 2;
-	sent_argv[0] = "archive";
-	sent_argv[1] = "--remote-request";
+	sent_argc = 1;
+	sent_argv[0] = "git-upload-archive";
 	for (p = buf;;) {
 		/* This will die if not enough free space in buf */
 		len = packet_read_line(0, p, (buf + sizeof buf) - p);
@@ -52,6 +62,9 @@ static void prepare_argv(const char **sent_argv, const char **argv)
 		*p++ = 0;
 	}
 	sent_argv[sent_argc] = NULL;
+
+	/* parse all options sent by the client */
+	return write_archive(sent_argc, sent_argv, prefix, 0, NULL, 1);
 }
 
 __attribute__((format (printf, 1, 2)))
@@ -83,25 +96,38 @@ static ssize_t process_input(int child_fd, int band)
 
 int cmd_upload_archive(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
-	const char *sent_argv[MAX_ARGS];
-	struct child_process cld = { sent_argv };
-	cld.out = cld.err = -1;
-	cld.git_cmd = 1;
-
-	if (argc != 2)
-		usage(upload_archive_usage);
-
-	if (!enter_repo(argv[1], 0))
-		die("'%s' does not appear to be a git repository", argv[1]);
-
-	prepare_argv(sent_argv, argv);
-	if (start_command(&cld)) {
+	pid_t writer;
+	int fd1[2], fd2[2];
+	/*
+	 * Set up sideband subprocess.
+	 *
+	 * We (parent) monitor and read from child, sending its fd#1 and fd#2
+	 * multiplexed out to our fd#1.  If the child dies, we tell the other
+	 * end over channel #3.
+	 */
+	if (pipe(fd1) < 0 || pipe(fd2) < 0) {
+		int err = errno;
+		packet_write(1, "NACK pipe failed on the remote side\n");
+		die("upload-archive: %s", strerror(err));
+	}
+	writer = fork();
+	if (writer < 0) {
 		int err = errno;
 		packet_write(1, "NACK fork failed on the remote side\n");
 		die("upload-archive: %s", strerror(err));
 	}
+	if (!writer) {
+		/* child - connect fd#1 and fd#2 to the pipe */
+		dup2(fd1[1], 1);
+		dup2(fd2[1], 2);
+		close(fd1[1]); close(fd2[1]);
+		close(fd1[0]); close(fd2[0]); /* we do not read from pipe */
+
+		exit(run_upload_archive(argc, argv, prefix));
+	}
 
 	/* parent - read from child, multiplex and send out to fd#1 */
+	close(fd1[1]); close(fd2[1]); /* we do not write to pipe */
 	packet_write(1, "ACK\n");
 	packet_flush(1);
 
@@ -109,9 +135,9 @@ int cmd_upload_archive(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		struct pollfd pfd[2];
 		int status;
 
-		pfd[0].fd = cld.out;
+		pfd[0].fd = fd1[0];
 		pfd[0].events = POLLIN;
-		pfd[1].fd = cld.err;
+		pfd[1].fd = fd2[0];
 		pfd[1].events = POLLIN;
 		if (poll(pfd, 2, -1) < 0) {
 			if (errno != EINTR) {
@@ -130,7 +156,7 @@ int cmd_upload_archive(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			if (process_input(pfd[0].fd, 1))
 				continue;
 
-		if (waitpid(cld.pid, &status, 0) < 0)
+		if (waitpid(writer, &status, 0) < 0)
 			error_clnt("%s", lostchild);
 		else if (!WIFEXITED(status) || WEXITSTATUS(status) > 0)
 			error_clnt("%s", deadchild);
diff --git a/compat/mingw.h b/compat/mingw.h
index dfb0e87263..fecf0d0776 100644
--- a/compat/mingw.h
+++ b/compat/mingw.h
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ static inline int symlink(const char *oldpath, const char *newpath)
 { errno = ENOSYS; return -1; }
 static inline int fchmod(int fildes, mode_t mode)
 { errno = ENOSYS; return -1; }
+static inline pid_t fork(void)
+{ errno = ENOSYS; return -1; }
 static inline unsigned int alarm(unsigned int seconds)
 { return 0; }
 static inline int fsync(int fd)
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 23923cc839..5bccdc870c 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -57,12 +57,14 @@ static const char *parse_ref_line(char *line, unsigned char *sha1)
 }
 
 static struct ref_entry *create_ref_entry(const char *refname,
-					  const unsigned char *sha1, int flag)
+					  const unsigned char *sha1, int flag,
+					  int check_name)
 {
 	int len;
 	struct ref_entry *ref;
 
-	if (check_refname_format(refname, REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL|REFNAME_DOT_COMPONENT))
+	if (check_name &&
+	    check_refname_format(refname, REFNAME_ALLOW_ONELEVEL|REFNAME_DOT_COMPONENT))
 		die("Reference has invalid format: '%s'", refname);
 	len = strlen(refname) + 1;
 	ref = xmalloc(sizeof(struct ref_entry) + len);
@@ -260,7 +262,7 @@ static void read_packed_refs(FILE *f, struct ref_array *array)
 
 		refname = parse_ref_line(refline, sha1);
 		if (refname) {
-			last = create_ref_entry(refname, sha1, flag);
+			last = create_ref_entry(refname, sha1, flag, 1);
 			add_ref(array, last);
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -276,7 +278,7 @@ static void read_packed_refs(FILE *f, struct ref_array *array)
 
 void add_extra_ref(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1, int flag)
 {
-	add_ref(&extra_refs, create_ref_entry(refname, sha1, flag));
+	add_ref(&extra_refs, create_ref_entry(refname, sha1, flag, 0));
 }
 
 void clear_extra_refs(void)
@@ -363,7 +365,7 @@ static void get_ref_dir(struct ref_cache *refs, const char *base,
 					hashclr(sha1);
 					flag |= REF_ISBROKEN;
 				}
-			add_ref(array, create_ref_entry(refname, sha1, flag));
+			add_ref(array, create_ref_entry(refname, sha1, flag, 1));
 		}
 		free(refname);
 		closedir(dir);
diff --git a/t/t5000-tar-tree.sh b/t/t5000-tar-tree.sh
index 889842e7fc..d9068981f8 100755
--- a/t/t5000-tar-tree.sh
+++ b/t/t5000-tar-tree.sh
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ test_expect_success 'git archive with --output' \
     'git archive --output=b4.tar HEAD &&
     test_cmp b.tar b4.tar'
 
-test_expect_success 'git archive --remote' \
+test_expect_success NOT_MINGW 'git archive --remote' \
     'git archive --remote=. HEAD >b5.tar &&
     test_cmp b.tar b5.tar'
 
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ test_expect_success 'archive --list mentions user filter' '
 	grep "^bar\$" output
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'archive --list shows only enabled remote filters' '
+test_expect_success NOT_MINGW 'archive --list shows only enabled remote filters' '
 	git archive --list --remote=. >output &&
 	! grep "^tar\.foo\$" output &&
 	grep "^bar\$" output
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ test_expect_success 'extension matching requires dot' '
 	test_cmp b.tar config-implicittar.foo
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'only enabled filters are available remotely' '
+test_expect_success NOT_MINGW 'only enabled filters are available remotely' '
 	test_must_fail git archive --remote=. --format=tar.foo HEAD \
 		>remote.tar.foo &&
 	git archive --remote=. --format=bar >remote.bar HEAD &&
@@ -341,12 +341,12 @@ test_expect_success GZIP,GUNZIP 'extract tgz file' '
 	test_cmp b.tar j.tar
 '
 
-test_expect_success GZIP 'remote tar.gz is allowed by default' '
+test_expect_success GZIP,NOT_MINGW 'remote tar.gz is allowed by default' '
 	git archive --remote=. --format=tar.gz HEAD >remote.tar.gz &&
 	test_cmp j.tgz remote.tar.gz
 '
 
-test_expect_success GZIP 'remote tar.gz can be disabled' '
+test_expect_success GZIP,NOT_MINGW 'remote tar.gz can be disabled' '
 	git config tar.tar.gz.remote false &&
 	test_must_fail git archive --remote=. --format=tar.gz HEAD \
 		>remote.tar.gz
diff --git a/t/t5700-clone-reference.sh b/t/t5700-clone-reference.sh
index 895f5595ae..c4c375ac04 100755
--- a/t/t5700-clone-reference.sh
+++ b/t/t5700-clone-reference.sh
@@ -146,4 +146,11 @@ test_expect_success 'cloning with reference being subset of source (-l -s)' \
 
 cd "$base_dir"
 
+test_expect_success 'clone with reference from a tagged repository' '
+	(
+		cd A && git tag -a -m 'tagged' HEAD
+	) &&
+	git clone --reference=A A I
+'
+
 test_done