1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/notes.c b/builtin/notes.c
index 2b24d059b5..bb89930373 100644
--- a/builtin/notes.c
+++ b/builtin/notes.c
@@ -269,7 +269,11 @@ static int parse_reuse_arg(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
 		die(_("Failed to resolve '%s' as a valid ref."), arg);
 	if (!(buf = read_sha1_file(object, &type, &len)) || !len) {
 		free(buf);
-		die(_("Failed to read object '%s'."), arg);;
+		die(_("Failed to read object '%s'."), arg);
+	}
+	if (type != OBJ_BLOB) {
+		free(buf);
+		die(_("Cannot read note data from non-blob object '%s'."), arg);
 	}
 	strbuf_add(&(msg->buf), buf, len);
 	free(buf);