1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tag.c b/tag.c
index e574c4b7a4..61ac434d6b 100644
--- a/tag.c
+++ b/tag.c
@@ -75,8 +75,11 @@ int parse_tag_buffer(struct tag *item, void *data, unsigned long size)
 	item->tag[taglen] = '\0';
 
 	item->tagged = lookup_object_type(object, type);
-	if (item->tagged)
-		add_ref(&item->object, item->tagged);
+	if (item->tagged && track_object_refs) {
+		struct object_refs *refs = alloc_object_refs(1);
+		refs->ref[0] = item->tagged;
+		set_object_refs(&item->object, refs);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }