1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/commit.c b/commit.c
index 9e2899bd5a..aa5557dee8 100644
--- a/commit.c
+++ b/commit.c
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ const char *commit_type = "commit";
 struct commit *lookup_commit_reference_gently_the_repository(
 		const struct object_id *oid, int quiet)
 {
-	struct object *obj = deref_tag(parse_object(the_repository, oid),
+	struct object *obj = deref_tag(the_repository,
+				       parse_object(the_repository, oid),
 				       NULL, 0);
 
 	if (!obj)