1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/blame.c b/blame.c
index f689bde31c..c22184c2da 100644
--- a/blame.c
+++ b/blame.c
@@ -112,17 +112,19 @@ static void append_merge_parents(struct commit_list **tail)
 	int merge_head;
 	struct strbuf line = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-	merge_head = open(git_path_merge_head(), O_RDONLY);
+	merge_head = open(git_path_merge_head(the_repository), O_RDONLY);
 	if (merge_head < 0) {
 		if (errno == ENOENT)
 			return;
-		die("cannot open '%s' for reading", git_path_merge_head());
+		die("cannot open '%s' for reading",
+		    git_path_merge_head(the_repository));
 	}
 
 	while (!strbuf_getwholeline_fd(&line, merge_head, '\n')) {
 		struct object_id oid;
 		if (line.len < GIT_SHA1_HEXSZ || get_oid_hex(line.buf, &oid))
-			die("unknown line in '%s': %s", git_path_merge_head(), line.buf);
+			die("unknown line in '%s': %s",
+			    git_path_merge_head(the_repository), line.buf);
 		tail = append_parent(tail, &oid);
 	}
 	close(merge_head);