1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/walker.c b/walker.c
index adabcc9dfe..483da4e0fb 100644
--- a/walker.c
+++ b/walker.c
@@ -300,14 +300,13 @@ int walker_fetch(struct walker *walker, int targets, char **target,
 		strbuf_addf(&refname, "refs/%s", write_ref[i]);
 		if (ref_transaction_update(transaction, refname.buf,
 					   &sha1[20 * i], NULL, 0, 0,
+					   msg ? msg : "fetch (unknown)",
 					   &err)) {
 			error("%s", err.buf);
 			goto done;
 		}
 	}
-	if (ref_transaction_commit(transaction,
-				   msg ? msg : "fetch (unknown)",
-				   &err)) {
+	if (ref_transaction_commit(transaction, &err)) {
 		error("%s", err.buf);
 		goto done;
 	}