1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index 28b81a7e02..a84c8aaca2 100644
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ void create_branch(struct repository *r,
 	}
 
 	real_ref = NULL;
-	if (get_oid(start_name, &oid)) {
+	if (get_oid_mb(start_name, &oid)) {
 		if (explicit_tracking) {
 			if (advice_set_upstream_failure) {
 				error(_(upstream_missing), start_name);