1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/branch.c b/branch.c
index 6a35dd31f2..ecd710d730 100644
--- a/branch.c
+++ b/branch.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ void create_branch(const char *name, const char *start_name,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if ((commit = lookup_commit_reference(&oid)) == NULL)
+	if ((commit = lookup_commit_reference(the_repository, &oid)) == NULL)
 		die(_("Not a valid branch point: '%s'."), start_name);
 	oidcpy(&oid, &commit->object.oid);