1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tree.c b/tree.c
index 12b69606ab..45e89ff08e 100644
--- a/tree.c
+++ b/tree.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static int read_tree_1(struct tree *tree, struct strbuf *base,
 		else if (S_ISGITLINK(entry.mode)) {
 			struct commit *commit;
 
-			commit = lookup_commit(entry.oid);
+			commit = lookup_commit(the_repository, entry.oid);
 			if (!commit)
 				die("Commit %s in submodule path %s%s not found",
 				    oid_to_hex(entry.oid),