1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index dc457742ea..7343565354 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -1531,9 +1531,8 @@ static enum peel_status peel_object(const unsigned char *name, unsigned char *sh
 
 	if (o->type == OBJ_NONE) {
 		int type = sha1_object_info(name, NULL);
-		if (type < 0)
+		if (type < 0 || !object_as_type(o, type, 0))
 			return PEEL_INVALID;
-		o->type = type;
 	}
 
 	if (o->type != OBJ_TAG)