1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cgit.c b/cgit.c
index 8c4517d..20f6e27 100644
--- a/cgit.c
+++ b/cgit.c
@@ -504,6 +504,12 @@ static void choose_readme(struct cgit_repo *repo)
 			free(ref);
 			continue;
 		}
+		/* If there's only one item, we skip the possibly expensive
+		 * selection process. */
+		if (repo->readme.nr == 1) {
+			found = 1;
+			break;
+		}
 		if (ref) {
 			if (cgit_ref_path_exists(filename, ref, 1)) {
 				found = 1;