1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/reflog.c b/reflog.c
index 5ca944529b..875ac1aa66 100644
--- a/reflog.c
+++ b/reflog.c
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ int should_expire_reflog_ent_verbose(struct object_id *ooid,
 }
 
 static int push_tip_to_list(const char *refname UNUSED,
+			    const char *referent UNUSED,
 			    const struct object_id *oid,
 			    int flags, void *cb_data)
 {
@@ -332,7 +333,8 @@ void reflog_expiry_prepare(const char *refname,
 	if (!cb->cmd.expire_unreachable || is_head(refname)) {
 		cb->unreachable_expire_kind = UE_HEAD;
 	} else {
-		commit = lookup_commit(the_repository, oid);
+		commit = lookup_commit_reference_gently(the_repository,
+							oid, 1);
 		if (commit && is_null_oid(&commit->object.oid))
 			commit = NULL;
 		cb->unreachable_expire_kind = commit ? UE_NORMAL : UE_ALWAYS;