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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index f5eb3f549b..9567d60ba2 100644
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c
@@ -1036,11 +1036,8 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
branch += 11;
if (!branch || is_null_sha1(head_sha1))
head_commit = NULL;
- else {
- head_commit = lookup_commit(head_sha1);
- if (!head_commit)
- die(_("could not parse HEAD"));
- }
+ else
+ head_commit = lookup_commit_or_die(head_sha1, "HEAD");
git_config(git_merge_config, NULL);