1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tree.c b/tree.c
index 1a0f03f520..1c68ea586b 100644
--- a/tree.c
+++ b/tree.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ int parse_tree_gently(struct tree *item, int quiet_on_missing)
 
 	if (item->object.parsed)
 		return 0;
-	buffer = read_sha1_file(item->object.oid.hash, &type, &size);
+	buffer = read_object_file(&item->object.oid, &type, &size);
 	if (!buffer)
 		return quiet_on_missing ? -1 :
 			error("Could not read %s",