1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/blame.c b/blame.c
index da57233cbb..5c07dec190 100644
--- a/blame.c
+++ b/blame.c
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@ static struct commit *fake_working_tree_commit(struct repository *r,
 
 	origin = make_origin(commit, path);
 
-	ident = fmt_ident("Not Committed Yet", "not.committed.yet", NULL, 0);
+	ident = fmt_ident("Not Committed Yet", "not.committed.yet",
+			WANT_BLANK_IDENT, NULL, 0);
 	strbuf_addstr(&msg, "tree 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000\n");
 	for (parent = commit->parents; parent; parent = parent->next)
 		strbuf_addf(&msg, "parent %s\n",