1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index 77d7f2a63e..e86564e923 100644
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ void create_branch(const char *head,
 
 	if ((commit = lookup_commit_reference(sha1)) == NULL)
 		die(_("Not a valid branch point: '%s'."), start_name);
-	hashcpy(sha1, commit->object.sha1);
+	hashcpy(sha1, get_object_hash(commit->object));
 
 	if (forcing)
 		snprintf(msg, sizeof msg, "branch: Reset to %s",