diff --git a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
index 097c7b979e..296083e85a 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@
   file: path=/etc/gitolite/logs owner=gen-acls group=packager
         state=directory mode=0775
 
+- name: create the /etc/gitolite/local/VREF directory
+  file: path=/etc/gitolite/local/VREF owner=gen-acls group=packager
+        state=directory mode=0775
+
 - name: create /etc/gitolite/gitolite.rc
   copy: src=gitolite.rc dest=/etc/gitolite/gitolite.rc owner=root group=root mode=0755
 
@@ -126,6 +130,13 @@
   - config
   - distgit
 
+- name: Create the update-block-push-origin symlink
+  command: ln -s /usr/share/git-core/update-block-push-origin /etc/gitolite/local/VREF/update-block-push-origin
+           creates=/etc/gitolite/local/VREF/update-block-push-origin
+  tags:
+  - config
+  - distgit
+
 - name: install the genacls.sh script
   copy: src={{item}} dest=/usr/local/bin/{{item}} mode=0755
   with_items: