diff --git a/GitCommands/Git/GitModule.cs b/GitCommands/Git/GitModule.cs
index 82a0f5aaaa3..e3b28c32086 100644
--- a/GitCommands/Git/GitModule.cs
+++ b/GitCommands/Git/GitModule.cs
@@ -3017,7 +3017,7 @@ public IReadOnlyList<IGitRef> ParseRefs([NotNull] string refList)
             //
             // Lines may also use \t as a column delimiter, such as output of "ls-remote --heads origin".
 
-            var regex = new Regex(@"^(?<objectid>[0-9a-f]{40})[ \t](?<refname>.+)$", RegexOptions.Multiline);
+            var regex = new Regex(@"^(?<objectid>[0-9a-f]{40})[ \t](?<refname>.+)$", RegexOptions.Multiline | RegexOptions.Compiled);
 
             var matches = regex.Matches(refList);