1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/commit.c b/commit.c
index ca474a7c11..9106acf0aa 100644
--- a/commit.c
+++ b/commit.c
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ struct commit *lookup_commit(const struct object_id *oid)
 {
 	struct object *obj = lookup_object(oid->hash);
 	if (!obj)
-		return create_object(oid->hash, alloc_commit_node());
+		return create_object(the_repository, oid->hash,
+				     alloc_commit_node());
 	return object_as_type(obj, OBJ_COMMIT, 0);
 }