1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/shallow.c b/shallow.c
index 212e62b77c..4d90eda19e 100644
--- a/shallow.c
+++ b/shallow.c
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ struct commit_list *get_shallow_commits(struct object_array *heads, int depth,
 				cur_depth = *(int *)commit->util;
 			}
 		}
-		parse_commit(commit);
+		if (parse_commit(commit))
+			die("invalid commit");
 		commit->object.flags |= not_shallow_flag;
 		cur_depth++;
 		for (p = commit->parents, commit = NULL; p; p = p->next) {