diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
index 821c9a7f9f2b78f46c2f9ea87da72ff961c2cf9b..0a3bea44f7348ca0d21e0b8bfb704b748acf0bd0 100755
--- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
@@ -294,9 +294,17 @@ __git_complete_file ()
 			ls="$ref"
 			;;
 	    esac
+		local IFS=$'\n'
 		COMPREPLY=($(compgen -P "$pfx" \
 			-W "$(git --git-dir="$(__gitdir)" ls-tree "$ls" \
-				| sed '/^100... blob /s,^.*	,,
+				| sed '/^100... blob /{
+				           s,^.*	,,
+				           s,$, ,
+				       }
+				       /^120000 blob /{
+				           s,^.*	,,
+				           s,$, ,
+				       }
 				       /^040000 tree /{
 				           s,^.*	,,
 				           s,$,/,